They say in a tale told in desert lands <br />that once in a village far from here <br />an apprentice goldsmith set up shop <br />by a silken stream trickling nearby <br /> <br />He labored day and night hammering <br />and fashioning delicate things <br />of filigree gold and lattice work <br />that the king and his court envied <br /> <br />Word went out from shady chambers <br />in the sultan's palace - <br /> <br />'Bring me that artificer of bright gold, <br />the master of hammer and tong, <br />that he may work his subtle magic <br />to design a crown for my queen! ' <br /> <br />Marble halls resplendent in silver <br />welcomed the artisan who worked <br />long hours and wrought the queen <br />a diamond-studded diadem! <br /> <br />The moral of the tale for poets <br />contemporary and modern - <br />work at your craft!<br /><br />Michael Pruchnicki<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/village-goldsmith/
