UNDER a spreading chestnut tree
The village smithy stands;
The smith, a mighty man is he,
With large and sinewy hands;
And the muscles of his brawny arms
Are strong as iron bands.
His hair is crisp, and black, and long,
His face is like the tan;
His brow is wet with honest sweat,
He earns whate'er he can,
And looks the whole world in the face,
For he owes not any man.
Week in, week out, from morn till night,
You can hear his bellows blow;
You can hear him swing his heavy sledge
With measured beat and slow,
Like a sexton ringing the village bell,
When the evening sun is low.
And children coming home from school
Look in at the open door;
They love to see the flaming forge,
And hear the bellows roar,
And watch the burning sparks that fly
Like chaff from a threshing-floor.
He goes on Sunday to the church,
And sits among his boys;
He hears the parson pray and preach,
He hears his daughter's voice,
Singing in the village choir,
And it makes his heart rejoice.
It sounds to him like her mother's voice,
Singing in Paradise!
He needs must think of her once more,
How in the grave she lies;
And with his hard, rough hand he wipes
A tear out of his eyes.
Toiling,—rejoicing,—sorrowing,
Onward through life he goes;
Each morning sees some task begin,
Each evening sees it close;
Something attempted, something done,
Has earned a night's repose.
Thanks, thanks to thee, my worthy friend,
For the lesson thou hast taught!
Thus at the flaming forge of life
Our fortunes must be wrought;
Thus on its sounding anvil shaped
Each burning deed and thought!
It kind of ends up looking like an abandoned skyscraper in every post-apocalyptic movie ever.
Nah, I mostly just blew a lot of things up.
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blowing shit up was fun until my late teens, then I liked making colors…
I prefer annealing metals. But them I'm bent.
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This is about you, right?
…but annealing metals is haaaard!
Just goes to show, nothing beats a hockey puck.
Vulcanised rubber FTW!
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I'm hoping my Vancouver Giants finally turn the corner this season. Been a rough two or three years…. :<
PS Fuck Gary Bettman
Tim Hortons! Eh?
every exit, bitch
That place is a lifesaver for us coffee addicts, up there in the Great White North. Tim Bits ain't bad either.
I still can never get enough of |elephant toothpaste|.. Not to mention, 'chem toddler' is just my speed!
wait until you see elephant dental floss
I have the feeling I should be glad I can't smell that.
Seriously, smoking seems safer than some of what gets heated there.