Carpenter- Dedicated To Richard Of Ely Poem by Yvonne Rautenbach

I began by recalling a lovely carpenter i knew vaguely in Ely whose reputation was so good and was much loved by his community from a very young man. I wanted so much to know him but never felt able to approach..always felt too small and too uninvolved with his trade but as the poem evolved i realised I had another carpenter in mind too..I still think of them both and wish I had known them better.