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The Workbench of My Mind
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In the centre of my shop it sits,
A table, I built it myself:
Simple, massive, sturdy ,
Designed for work, built to last

In my shop, on my bench, I
work the wood deftly cutting
through the rings of memory
To find the treasure within.

In the centre of my mind sits
Another workbench built with
Time and tears, pain and patience
Massive, mysterious, menacing.

On this table, if I dare, I
Work my pain; deftly cutting
Through the layers of memory
To find the treasure within.
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this is the title poem from my latest series of poems.

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 Reviews of "The Workbench of My Mind"
Reviewed by Patricia Boudreau (Reader)
Reviewed on December 5, 2002
Great read..."Workbench of my mind"... it can be a menacing place at times...

Reviewed by Maria Lupinacci
Reviewed on November 25, 2002
This was very good, and the ending...
"On this table, if I dare, I
Work my pain; deftly cutting
Through the layers of memory
To find the treasure within."

So very true!!!

Maria

Reviewed by Linda Hill
Reviewed on November 25, 2002
This is a beautiful write,
my friend. We all have hidden
pain deep within us that we
have to cut through, that can
sometimes hurt more than the pain
itself. Excellent Write!!!!!!!!!

Reviewed by na na (Reader)
Reviewed on November 25, 2002
Much harder to work with the inner pain of the mind. Sometimes it is so many layers thick; that we seem to struggle forever one layer at a time. Does it get better? Sometimes yes and sometimes no. But the struggle goes on anyway. Bill


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