Luminous
He surely struck the bullseye when he razed his squalid hovel
and starting out with little else than hammer, saw and shovel,
he raised a lovely edifice seven stories high,
an apartment building most pleasing to the eye.
Making not a single blunder, all the work that he put in
transformed a former eyesore into a brilliant win.
Luminous and shining, this glorious property
became a local landmark that people came to see.
Those who sought to live there were multiform and varied,
for folks of every background loved the energy it carried.
It was a living monument to industry and wit,
qualities reflected in the folks who lived in it.
The prompts today are luminous, bullseye, win, blunder, multiform, apartment building and hovel.
The hand-forged hammer in the illustration was my father’s. Its handle is covered in leather rings. It is one of my most treasured objects.
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
Lovely story Judy. The hammer is one of a kind.
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It is. My witty sister Patti once quipped, “When our mom died, Betty asked for the car, I got the the diamond ring and Judy asked for my dad’s hammer!”
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Everyone had their preferences
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But you got the car, also! Virtue is rewarded.
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Si.
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I like this vision. A great reminder that we can build amazing communities.
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A great memento; a great memory!
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I really like the structure of this poem; the way the sentences are broken up really accentuates the last words of the phrases.
And what a great memento that connects you with your Father!
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Thanks, Aspen..Now I have to look back and reread the poem to consider your thoughtful comments…
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And how wonderful to build a place where people enjoy community with one another!
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Sad to say the poem is about a fictional character although the hammer is real! I do know people who live in buildings like this where everyone forms a community, though. My cousin Kirk is one!!
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