(In the format of and inspired by E. E. Cummings's The Sky Was.)

the
        sea
                was
qui    et    wa
veless­
          silent
calm
         white sky
above
serene   fin   e clou
dles
s.

  be    low,
  a   bo
at
mo
      ved         s    lowly
                                   in
                                       ci
                                       r
                                       cles.

In France they use a
a Cles Anglais.

In England they use
a Crescent.

In America they use
an adjustable.

In Ireland they use a
hammer.