18th April 1775 on the strong big-boned mare
'Brown Beauty' may have been her name
borrowed from John Larkin a very good horse
of Narragansett Pacer fame
a copper-bottomed silversmith
Son of Liberty Patriot and Boston-born
riding with Prescott and Dawes toward Lexington
then Concord minutemen in advance to warn
of the British Army's actions
was intercepted in Lincoln but doing his bit
the man had lanterns as the plan
and arranged to have a signal lit
in the Charlestown Old North Church
with one if by land two if by sea
but in those long-gone days
as it was unknown technology
right then and there
it was quite unlikely to see
three if by air
some say vestryman Pulling and sexton Newman
(not a deacon)
as the midnight rider never made it all the way
were the real heroes of the day in fact quite a beacon
Categories:
silversmith, america, animal, celebrity, freedom,
Form: Rhyme
Stone quarry
Stone quarryman
Stone worker
Quarry worker
Quarry labourer
Stone mason
Stone chisel
Cold chisel
Metal worker
Whitesmith
Silversmith
Tinsmith
Goldsmith
Blacksmith
Wordsmith;
Black art
Word art
Categories:
silversmith, art, jobs, words, work,
Form: List
Transformation (XVI)
Do you think you know water
because you drink it?
It’s not just chemistry,
hydrogen and oxygen molecules…
yes, its nature is fluid
and its texture is wet,
these are what the senses know.
Water has no steady-state,
it can be frozen in matter
or be the dancing clouds,
it transforms based on the environment;
changes to stay balanced…
To the arrogant fish,
water is life and death,
to know anything else is useless.
To the self-centered garden, water
is a blessing and a curse; it doesn’t
make judgments like good or bad,
it only knows that it craves it.
The gardener notices mercurial drops
of rain staining his kale leaves
and he realizes that gold
is the currency of Men
but the Master prefers silver,
like water, it is present
in the sky and the earth.
Have I not taught you anything,
young silversmith, about water?
Is there nothing here, in the words
of a blind man, to inspire you?
Do you know water well enough, White Feather,
to make it rain? Only then will you
truly understand it.
Words: 182 2/13/17
Categories:
silversmith, allegory, growth, imagery, life,
Form: Free verse
I learned something the other day that I never knew.
There is a form of poetry known as the clerihew!
'Tis a form of rhyme about a luminary of some fame,
And the first line must contain the feller's name.
Alexander Graham Bell, as every schoolboy has known,
Was the genius who invented the mysterious telephone.
'Tis well known that he is credited for this famous coup,
Uttering the immortal line, "Watson, come here - I want you!"
Paul Revere is famous for making a daring midnight ride,
Heralding, "The Brits are coming!" to the countryside!
As a Boston silversmith he also gained a modicum of fame.
In this enlightened age we still "revere" his name!
Henry Ford satisfied the masses, we may all agree,
By manufacturing the venerable Ford Model "T".
He said, "You can choose any color as long as it's black!"
He even tossed in fenders, a crank and a sturdy jack!
Ben Franklin was a multi-talented feller indeed,
Noted mainly for helping develop our nation's creed.
Perhaps also known for suffering a shocking jolt,
Fooling around with an occasional lightning bolt!
Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired (© All Rights Reserved)
Categories:
silversmith, funny
Form: Clerihew