Hammer, anvil, forge and steel
Coercing metal into a new deal
Fire hot and coals alight
Turning metal burning bright
Pounding, shaping, heat and repeat
Until new form and strength come neat
Once the shape appears to view
Working on preciseness and details due
Every piece a unique work of art
Formed and forged from hand and heart
Written by Lorinda Peel-Wickstrom, my wife, who wrote it for my birthday.