The long lost sewing scissors and seam ripper

 So when the buttonhole was poorly placed

(See last post), what to be done without a sharp scissor,

Or better yet, a seam ripper,  knowing that once upon a time

The two tools could be found in the sewing box.

A savage rip using the wrong tool did the damage

(And made me sad), yet in the following days,

They were found, in a large box into which the man

(Who said he could help but did not in any productive way)

Had placed so many precious items that had appeared to him

"Unnecessary" or "unknown", as some men do not understand

The essential value of a good pair sewing scissors or this odd 

Little necessary tool called a seam ripper.

Alas, it is too late for the buttonhole that as poorly placed,

Yet, the next sewing project will be undertaken with gratitude,

The needed tools back inside the old metal tool box

That doubles as a sewing kit.

Indeed.