handyman

Was he a plumber
Who wrote verse on the side
Or was he a poet
Who wrenched pipe & sighed?

           *  *

Whenever a felon
    lands in the can
He lists his employment
    as 'handyman'

         *   *

Thirty years in the trades
     comes the recognition
Few problems are orphans
     most have cousins & uncles

        *    *

Rather than return home
And get the ladder I forgot
I take crazy chances
Balancing on lawnchair & flowerpot

-gutter-sniping