There’s something almost ethereal about looking up and watching a building going up, the height, the spaces between studs and rafters …
IN THE HEIGHTS
a hammer holds cloud 
and studs in place
where men crawl
on scaffolding
tying knots in rafters
against the call of gravity
blue drums them
into construction
one floor at a time
above concrete forms, joists
and particleboard
where they stride the sky
like the bolts of God
first published by PW Review
To Bethlehem: ‘This little book is delightful, full of … poems on this timeless subject. … the most fun is the little prose vignettes of the common people in the Christ-child story. The slave who looks after the wise men’s camels, or the overworked maid at the inn who has to fetch water for the birth, and many more. A lovely gift for the reader on your Christmas list!’ Rosalind Adams. Available from Amazon and Kindle.
To Bethlehem is a wonderful book. Bill will appreciate the poem , he is the climber and repairer in the house.
So glad you like the book, and that Bill will appreciate the poem! All the best, J