#1367 building in bulk

the carpenter came yesterday
he arrived with a truck full of supplies and tools
he unloaded it all
set everything up
built me my door
packed up everything and left
it took most of the day
then he packed up and left
and i wished i'd had him build another door
to divide the cost
to make the effort worth the reward

and today i sit here
staring at my laptop screen
thinking how poetry is like carpentry
the effort to build one door
to write one poem
is more than to build a second door
or to write a second poem