Re: Happy Birthday Janet

[Murray Charters <Murray_Charters@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Janet,
I'm very pleased you liked my little "pome"...  I wanted to say
something unique and I thought 'n thought... nothing....

Then I thought of 1947 and cutting my teeth 'round my father's
feet as he worked... and incidently I'm sure he subscribed to Edison's
quote... "i never did a day's work in my life      it was all fun"

Suddenly a vision of my father at his forge entered my brain and in
about 20 minutes the words tumbled down, words describing tools
and "processes" long forgotten.  Sort of a "blast from the past"...

I used to enjoy cranking the "blast" and coming in to lunch all black
faced.. it was all fun.

My work still is ...................  murray

On 16 Mar 00 at 4:02, janet paterson wrote:

At 03:45 PM 2000/03/13 -0500, Murray_Charters@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>Hi Janet,
>313
>i thought about the 40's
>i thought of our fathers
>i wrote this pome 4u
>
>
>- The Making of a Wordsmith -
>
>First the "stock" was selected with care
>Then the finest coke, a fire to prepare
>
>Heat applied to temper the mettle
>Nothing would do but finest fettle
>
>Now hammer and tongs, the greatest skill
>Forging uniquely, to the craftsman's will
>
>Headed and jumped with genius intent
>Scarfed and punched, pointed and bent
>
>Fuller and swage, he must be quick
>Hardie and chisel to finish the trick
>
>Drawing and squeezing to a shape exact
>Hardness and softness together enact
>
>Heating and cooling to a delicate anneal
>This must surpass every ordinary steel
>
>In the scheme of life, when he is gone
>This is his image that will live on
>
>What he has wrought will be his best
>The Blacksmith's offspring must meet the test...
>
>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
>I know your father wasn't a blacksmith, (that was my father)
>The art exists only in the minds of a few now...
>
>Janet, Wordsmith Extraordinaire, Have a very Happy Birthday ...... murray
>Murray_Charters@xxxxxxxxx
>


murray
you amaze me
thank you so much for doing this
it brought not a few tears to my eyes
who said you weren't a poet
from your cyb-sis
with love
janet

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