MY TOOLS?

 

MY TOOLS?

The pruner, of course,

in its holster on my belt.

And what else?

Two screw drivers.

One a Phillips.

A hammer, for nails, with a claw.

Wood saw

and a mallet.

Two mallets,

one by mistake

Power tools, too?

Sander and drill.

I don’t plumb.

Oh. The tool box.

My parents gave it to me at Christma.

I must have been 20.

60 years ago.

Jim Bodeen

28 June 2025