THE TOOL

A tool to scry the sun.

A weave to braid the wind.

Belief that knuckles thunder.

Forest, branch, and ax.

A tool to mute the crow.

A curve to carry patience.

Time that raisins grief.

Laurel, dove, and ark.

Shears to prune the priest.

A rose to mount the season.

Word that weathers storm.

Quarry, rock, and chisel.

A quill to ink the night.

A joist to brace the silence.

Shame that feathers down.

A song, a note, a bow.

The key that drives the car.

The dream that travels north.