DOUGLAS AXE COMPANY

Apartment housing now,

For Douglas Axe, stones made them proud…

Grinding blades

To great accolades,

Their blades won awards all around.

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But the folks near grinding wheels,

Paid their own price for the deal…

Metal/stone breathed in

Brought grief to them,

“Grinders’ consumption was real!

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–Jonathan Caswell

 

 

 

AFTER MY WIFE AND I MOVED

When my wife and I moved out

Into a roof o’er our heads…

That first winter was horrible–

Part time work kept us fed.

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Along in January

We both answered a query

For Home Health Aides–

The pay made us merry!

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In the Blackstone watershed,

We learned where it led…

Rode the old caanal,

Listening to what the Guide said.

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I planned a canal on my layout

But that may not be…

I haave lock doors and canal boat

But it’s not done easily

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Packed in too much already,

Including a mill warer wheel…

That’ll have an electric motor

Hidden to make it squeal!

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I thought of blocking off space for the mill

The canal can be alongside…

Reminding us of when we moved

Here to eventually abide.

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–Jonathan Caswell

 

LAY-ABOUT LAYOUT

LAY-ABOUT LAYOUT

 

He started with such great plans,

To build it satisfying demands…

For switching with meaning,

His interests gleaning

To build one attractive to fans.

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Somewhere along the way,

His railroad found enough delay…

Not anticipated

It got complicated,

Procrastination held sway.

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Once meant until he retires,

One hopes that he won’t expire…

Before the thing runs

Will he get off his buns,

To more than pink foam* track base admire?

 

–Jonathan Caswell

* Many lightweight model train layouts use pink or blue extruded foam as part of the base and/or rough scenic forms to cut weight…as compared to using wooden two-by-fours, screen and plaster.