Well I would if I could but I couldn’t so I didn’t.
The wood was so hard I tried and I tried but the wood wouldn’t no matter how hard I tried and I tried.
I’m a little down which wouldn’t happen if I had more resilience and a softer piece of wood, but as I said the wood wouldn’t and there it still stands, smiling I’m sure at my would be efforts to split it and shape it as a piece of wood should be shaped.
What would you do I asked my dear friend.
I wouldn’t give in she said with conviction I’d stick with it, make it bend to my will, that wood wouldn’t get the better of me.
So with renewed enthusiasm I ventured once more took my trusty axe and swung it down hard.
The wood as if expecting this assault merely grimaced and the axe it bounced off nearly hitting my head as it came back at me.
It wouldn’t be so bad, would it? If I gave up and sat in the cold because the wood wouldn’t split the way a block of wood should and I wouldn’t give a damn if the wood wouldn’t split but it’s cold and my friend, my one great love, sits shivering between giggles at my pathetic efforts to get the wood to do as a block of wood should.
I would and I will try all the harder to make the wood do as a block of wood should if I was more forceful then I’m sure it would. I think I’ll give it one last try, see if I can make this block of wood behave as a block of wood should.
Written for: https://lindaghill.com/2017/01/27/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-and-jusjojan-jan-2817/
Morpethroad 
Well done, Michael.
Thanks John. Hope you are doing well.
Yes. Been too busy. Thank you. Hope you are well also.
Nicely done Michael. Would you whack some wood for me with your trusty axe 🙂 Personally, I would have given it a couple of whacks and if it didn’t behave…Open BBQ time 😀
I like your thinking
LOL
Ah, what we would do with wood for love.
what indeed…
suffer a concussion?
Don’t laugh it happened once…lol…only I hit myself with the axe…
Wonderful word play- a really delight and tongue rolling wag! If I would and could I might be as seriously nonsensical and fun as you 🙂 Cheers!
Well I am glad you saw the nonsensical nature of all this, it was a lot of fun playing with the words, thanks again for stopping by.
always a pleasure Michael …. as for the nonsense – well like all of the best nonsense, there are key truths housed within …. and as I read through the comments, well even as I read the piece, I knew you had done battle with wood …. been there myself …. so yup, all good nonsense contains truths …. best to leave the wood that couldn’t or wouldn’t rest ….. nature will always outwit mankind 😉
Just damn that wood, that didn’t do what you hoped it would! 😉
No it didn’t, would have been nice if the wood had though…
Yes it would, wouldn’t it but the wood would not play!!
Wood can be like that….wouldn’t you know…