SB – Thanks. Well, I didn’t intend to write it in any form, but that’s the shape it assumed.

Jarrett – It depends entirely on what you’re going to use them for.

I like the pic of the socket wrench set next to your feet. Most socket wrenchers find it easier to use their hands. ;)

sarah b – Now you have me thinking I should try an ode to a hammer, too.

Joan – I can’t help feeling that you’ve understood this poem better than I understand it myself. I’m not sure where some of these posts have been coming from, lately: I’m experimenting with a new technique of writing late at night, when I’m utterly exhausted, and I have to focus hard on every word. For years I’ve done my best writing first thing in the morning, so this represents a 180° switch — a tightening instead of a loosening, I think.

leslee – Thanks. The cadence is always very important to me.