Edward

Through the years I have acquired
all the tools necessary,
though not all I'd like,
and many of the skills to produce
fine things from wood.
I gather them around me,
tools and skills alike,
a museum to the possible.
Every piece designed and executed
demonstrates some flaws
reflecting my impatience to be done.
A craftsman and an artist,
my friend Ed is never through
until his pieces are so perfect
that they look like fairy's work.
So, standing in my shop,
fire snapping, tools in place,
ready to begin a project,
I let the ease of mind approach,
seek the harmony needed for good work,
and say aloud to my little congregation
the morning prayer,
"Fuck you, Ed Wohl."

- Nick Hammer