On the edge of being uncomfortably precise

Edges, serif and sans serif

The small flourishes that emanate

From the tails of letters

Betray his love of detail

Working the stone

Working his memory

A word is not a word

It is a lifetime

An expression of the person

The careful spacing

The precise formality

Does it spill into his life

Or vice versa?

Where,

Perhaps,

He lies,

On the edge

Of being uncomfortably

Precise

                                      Dedicated to Alan Forrest – letter carver