the art of the hammer

 

 

the pounding of the nail

the art of the hammer, see, you have to

drive it

and when done right, it is as satisfying as

the sunset

 

the head is countersunk in one

outrageously simple blow

 

The Novice

taps it over and over

slowly and softly

 

like the time I sat in the stand

and repeated “Yes, Your Honor” until I could no longer

hear myself speaking

 

mostly though, The Novice swings with a rage and inaccuracy that

bends the nail

 

then you have a choice, to start over, and pull the nail out

or to try to straighten the nail and keep swinging