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the apprentice of Hiram Abiff speaks
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the apprentice of Hiram Abiff speaks |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738
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I am learning masonry-- this skill of building walls. Nothing kept in place--cement-- I lay the stones where they may fall. There is art in symmetry-- it is a heavy stitch to knit. I simply catch the stone that's thrown-- and place it where I think it fits. [This message has been edited by serenity blaze (09-01-2002 08:54 PM).] |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Ah..you've found out my secret!! This is superb!! |
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VAS Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450Oregon |
There are times when walls are good, they may afford security, yet, sometimes they separate that which needs to come together. I hope the walls of which you speak are the good ones and hold secure. Whether on the shoal or on the shore, |
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the_loner_23 Member Ascendant
since 2002-06-08
Posts 5479Jacksonville, Florida, USA |
Interesting Cold hands means a warm heart |
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brian sites Senior Member
since 2002-06-25
Posts 1475usa |
jubela jubelo jubelum this widow's son thinks ye took me wall help! 33rd and a 3rd |
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Paul Wilson
since 2002-07-07
Posts 4711United States |
serenity... This poem could mean so many different things to different people, it make me ask do these walls have a gate? Paul |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
excellent! I love this one, you know! |
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WhiteRose Member Elite
since 2002-07-23
Posts 3208somebody's dungeon |
I left off building walls a long time ago. Now I pick up the stones thrown and simply add them to the walk of my garden. Makes for a much nicer view. Love the poem. |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Ah Serene One...what a memory you stirred with this...my father, a "jack of all trades" was a mason, and...I will never forget once, when he was working on a brick and stone wall [yes, both, his design for a client who wanted a "different kind of wall"] and was talking to me as he worked. He had drawn up the plans, presented them to the client, who made a few changes, then told Dad to "get on with it." My dad's comment? "The only thing wrong with his change, was he didn't allow for a gate." I remember the front of that man's house, as well. It had a screen door with bars. Thanks for the memory, Serene One.... |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
serenity, Superb, but you must remember without the mortar you can have a land slide. LOL  |
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Magnus
since 2001-10-10
Posts 14135South Carolina, USA |
A poet and now a mason? Well, at least a master mason of words and how they all fit together.. Good Morning Serene One... |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
came in to give the "secret handshake" OOPS...sorry, now that would be telling now wouldn't it?  Thanks all, and sy? I deliberately left out the concrete, as I was thinking of this amazing ancient wall, (I think it was South America) that is built without use of any mortar. The bricks fit together so precisely that one cannot even fit a piece of paper into the seam...one of life's mysteries...hugs you, with kisses for all!  |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
Excellent m'friend excellent! hugs Maree |
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