Mason
Maladjusted,
A‑ self‑important,
Self‑styled prophet of brickdust,
Ornery in his refusals,
Nonce of the guild,
he struts the scaffolding
as if mortar itself
sows his allegiance.
Yet masonry is older than pride:
stone upon stone, a wall rises
from the rubble, arches bend
toward each other like
clasped hands, and even
the humblest clay
becomes a dwelling.
We build not with perfection,
but with what the earth gives—
shards, sand, timber,
the stubborn weight of granite—
and in the joining,
habitation is born.
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Author:
crypticbard (Pseudonym) (
Offline) - Published: January 14th, 2026 05:26
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Comments1
If I were a religious man I would see God as the master mason and man as the available material from which to build but being who I am I will say nature is the builder and all creation from the available materials some solid and strong as rock, others formed of sand and earth hardened in fires of adversity, yet others built of what was living all patched with mortar held together in a single structure. Loved the acrostic in this one Cryptic
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