The mallet
Ancient tool
Held by many hands
Down through the ages
Hands of skill and experience
Worn and hardened
By labour and care
Now
Resigned to
Tent pegs and vampires
Scott Bailey is a freelance writer, author and blogger. His works include the dystopian novel “Mankind Limited”, Thirteen Tales – a collection of Ghost Stories and “A Spring of Dreams” collection of poetry. His blogging ranges across family articles, poetry and short stories and even the odd book or movie review.
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2 thoughts on “The Mallet”
An ancient tool … yes! Made me think of the pyramids! Enjoyed your poem! 🙂 Didn’t mind the prompt word too much. It was okay.
An ancient tool … yes! Made me think of the pyramids! Enjoyed your poem! 🙂 Didn’t mind the prompt word too much. It was okay.
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Thank you. The word just didn’t chime with me at all 🙂
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