Hello everyone! I hope all is well with you. I’ve been busy with family events this last weekend. My cousin got married! Yea! It was a beautiful ceremony, filled with tears and laughter. Aren’t those the best kind? So today, for my Slice of Life Post, I thought I’d share a poem with you. Something fun and quick that makes me think of the writing process.. I didn’t write this poem and I’m not sure who did, but it does hit the nail on the head! 😉 Pun intended!
Consider the Hammer
Poet: Unknown
Photo credit: James Bowe via Visualhunt / CC BY
Consider the hammer –
It keeps its head.
It doesn’t fly off the handle.
It keeps pounding away.
It finds the point,
then drives it home.
It looks at the other side, too,
and thus often clinches the matter.
It makes mistakes, but when it does,
it starts all over.
It is the only knocker in the world
That does any good.
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Great post. My son gave Dom a hammer inscribed “to the man who helped me to build my life”.
Oh my gosh! I love that! I’m going to remember that and have my kids get one for my hubby! I’m writing that one down. Thanks for sharing, Bernadette!
“It’s the only knocker in the wood that does any good” I love that line.
Our assistant principal was called “the hammer” but he did a world of good for our kids.
Thanks for stopping by Dianne and Lynne! I’m sure you’re principal did do a world of good. Some kids need a “hammer.” 🙂
Great writing idea for students – “Consider the…”.
Yes! Definitely!
Love your hammer!!!!!
Thanks! I thought it was appropriate not only for writing, but life as well!
This applies to so many things!
I agree, Adrienne! I saw it as a metaphor for my writing, but it could apply to life as well! 🙂
Love it, and thought you were going to share that this was your wedding gift, not a bad idea with the wonderful poem, too.
Yes! I didn’t even think of that! 🙂 Thanks for sharing your thoughts with me. I’m going to give this as a wedding gift some day. 🙂
Love the metaphors in this poem, Lisa! Cheers for sharing. You hit the nail…well, you know! Wink!
Thanks for stopping by, Sharon! I appreciate your kind words! 🙂
Great metaphors in this poem! We could all use to be a little more hammer-like.
I agree, Stacey! Thanks for stopping by!
I wanna be a hammer!!
Me, too! Let’s be hammers together! 🙂
Bang!
I love it!
I am not familiar with that poem. Thanks for sharing. It has some good life lessons.
I thought so, too! Thanks for stopping by!
I love this! What a great way to use descriptive writing. This would be a great mentor text for my writers and readers! Thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome! I’m glad I shared something you can use! 🙂
great poem!
Thank you! I thought so, too!
kind of reminds me of myself… except flying off the handle.. sometimes that happens!
It happens to the best of us! Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
I like unusual pairings, like your hammer to writing! I will have to remember this to spur my students’ creative thinking this school year.
Yes! I think it’d be great! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
That’s a really good poem! Thank you for sharing it! 🙂
You’re welcome, Erik! Thanks for stopping by!