The Carpenter's Daughter

5/16 + 5/8;
I learned to add by tape measure;
Learned to count the inches,
Learned fractions of a whole;

5/16 + 5/8;
I learned the narrow margin or error;
Learned to make things square,
Learned to make things plumb;

5/16 + 5/8;
I learned how to work the angles;
Learned to switch the settings,
Learned to cut corners;

5/16 + 5/8;
I learned that a house can collapse;
Learned the Fall of the House of Usher,
Learned Adam's fatal flaw;

5/16 + 5/8;
I learned the cost of perfection;
I learned the cost of mistakes;
Learned the beauty of being made whole;
I learned the love of the One.