tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441717290032747511.post8585703003241508737..comments2023-10-09T06:34:18.351-04:00Comments on Thinking With My Hands: The ShimJohn Shaw-Rimmingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13895554934613575227noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441717290032747511.post-27165492688219223882013-03-09T13:22:17.652-05:002013-03-09T13:22:17.652-05:00such respect I have for your stone work, sir! I w...such respect I have for your stone work, sir! I would love a stone wall in my back yard but there are no guys like you around where I live. Zoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240082448509120575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441717290032747511.post-28120516506155739852012-01-09T02:12:55.363-05:002012-01-09T02:12:55.363-05:00stone on stone the waller coursed
with shims into...stone on stone the waller coursed<br />with shims into-it tively forced<br />the levelled stone exposed best face<br />sits proud up on the wall in place<br />the shim brings boulders to a rest<br />and keeps the rockers at their best<br />it's smallish statures'not to chide<br />but rather think it as a heart' inside<br />the mighty wall the stands to be<br />held quietly together by stones so weeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441717290032747511.post-52851397615056897702011-12-01T00:18:09.971-05:002011-12-01T00:18:09.971-05:00Balancing stones
I'll never be seen.
I've ...Balancing stones<br />I'll never be seen.<br />I've tried it before<br />But lack the gene.J Scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441717290032747511.post-29626588838011376262011-11-30T20:27:22.558-05:002011-11-30T20:27:22.558-05:00Your are a wonderful poet and educator, thank you!...Your are a wonderful poet and educator, thank you!Mark Grossmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00246998463218028665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441717290032747511.post-5767084429300553712011-11-30T09:22:49.133-05:002011-11-30T09:22:49.133-05:00Shims...those tiny, almost unnoticed gestures that...Shims...those tiny, almost unnoticed gestures that hold the entire piece together...oops I meant stones, or maybe it is the same in life? Your work usually ends up holding my dily "devotion." thanks for sharing.Cmichaudarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01095705340286414183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441717290032747511.post-79416960982378976002011-11-30T08:29:11.452-05:002011-11-30T08:29:11.452-05:00Thank you Joel. It's gratifying to know others...Thank you Joel. It's gratifying to know others enjoy reading about what it is that makes dry stone walling so interesting to me.<br /><br />Thanks too, John Flye. I would love to read that poem if you ever do find it.John Shaw-Rimmingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895554934613575227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441717290032747511.post-14493873421262653872011-11-30T04:19:08.868-05:002011-11-30T04:19:08.868-05:00I worked with a fellow some years ago who came up ...I worked with a fellow some years ago who came up with a poem entitled "Ode to the mystic shim".<br />All I can remember at this point is the first line; 'O mystic shim, how you level me...'. I'm going to have to track him down and see if we can find the rest of his composition.JFlyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13470306121501075717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441717290032747511.post-49254366984144942322011-11-30T02:30:31.857-05:002011-11-30T02:30:31.857-05:00From the wildife and nature points of view, with r...From the wildife and nature points of view, with regard to the plant and animal life these walls can support, I have enjoyed seeing stone walls for a long time. But it's only since I found your blog that I have begun to gain a real appreciation of what it entails to build a good one. So thank you for this. You are obviously a happy and articulate Stone-Waller and it shows!Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10844967794207697583noreply@blogger.com