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The nut and screw collection grew over the years,
now it needs to be sorted one at a time
The task is not really impossible, if you focus
on starting, and doing, one at a time
So many threaded types of screws; machine, wood,
drywall, and other specialties one at a time
Bubble sorting, making the initial pass, picking
those screws with nuts attached, mated one at a time
Next bubble; by size, the larger ones stand out
so pick them for their own pile, one at a time
Next bubble; picking out the nuts, square or hex,
are the most prevalent, one at a time
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So many screws, where did they come from, what project
were they left over from one at a time
Some carry paint, a possible clue to the work once done,
somewhere, and saved one at a time
Many are left over from a “some assembly required”
project, I did projects like that, one at a time
Intermixed with the screws, nuts, and bolts are
the special connections for those one at a time
The backing of bookcases or bureaus were
cardboard and fastened with brads one at a time
Flat head or finish nail, drywall or flooring,
roofing nail or tack, also mixed in one at a time
So Sherlock, now that they are all sorted, easier to
find the right size, or type, to finish one at a time
A "putter day" project
