diff --git a/lib/vool/ruby_compiler.rb b/lib/vool/ruby_compiler.rb
index f456734d..2302e570 100644
--- a/lib/vool/ruby_compiler.rb
+++ b/lib/vool/ruby_compiler.rb
@@ -37,6 +37,18 @@ module Vool
       arg.first
     end
 
+    def on_block(block_node)
+      sendd = process(block_node.children[0])
+      args = process(block_node.children[1])
+      body = process(block_node.children[2])
+      sendd.block = BlockStatement.new(args , body)
+      sendd
+    end
+
+    def on_args(args)
+      args.children.collect{|a| process(a)}
+    end
+
     #basic Values
     def on_self exp
       SelfExpression.new
diff --git a/lib/vool/statement.rb b/lib/vool/statement.rb
index cfed51a7..c51760f9 100644
--- a/lib/vool/statement.rb
+++ b/lib/vool/statement.rb
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ end
 require_relative "statements/assign_statement"
 require_relative "statements/array_statement"
 require_relative "statements/basic_values"
+require_relative "statements/block_statement"
 require_relative "statements/class_statement"
 require_relative "statements/hash_statement"
 require_relative "statements/if_statement"
diff --git a/lib/vool/statements/block_statement.rb b/lib/vool/statements/block_statement.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4fc78926
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/vool/statements/block_statement.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+module Vool
+  class BlockStatement < Statement
+    attr_reader :args , :body , :clazz
+
+    def initialize( args , body , clazz = nil)
+      @args , @body = args , body
+      raise "no bod" unless @body
+      @clazz = clazz
+    end
+
+    def to_mom( _ )
+      raise "should not be called (call create_objects)"
+    end
+
+    def each(&block)
+      block.call(self)
+      @body.each(&block)
+    end
+
+    def normalize
+      BlockStatement.new( @args , @body.normalize)
+    end
+
+    def create_objects(clazz)
+    end
+
+
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/vool/statements/send_statement.rb b/lib/vool/statements/send_statement.rb
index 69899d77..c917ffd4 100644
--- a/lib/vool/statements/send_statement.rb
+++ b/lib/vool/statements/send_statement.rb
@@ -10,13 +10,17 @@ module Vool
   # As cache key we must use the type of the object (which is the first word of _every_ object)
   # as that is constant, and function implementations depend on the type (not class)
   class SendStatement < Statement
-    attr_reader :name , :receiver , :arguments
+    attr_reader :name , :receiver , :arguments , :block
 
     def initialize(name , receiver , arguments )
       @name , @receiver , @arguments = name , receiver , arguments
       @arguments ||= []
     end
 
+    def block=( block )
+      @block = block
+    end
+
     def normalize
       statements = Statements.new([])
       arguments = []
diff --git a/test/vool/ruby_compiler/test_block_statement.rb b/test/vool/ruby_compiler/test_block_statement.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b329bf9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/vool/ruby_compiler/test_block_statement.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+require_relative "helper"
+
+module Vool
+  class TestBlockStatement < MiniTest::Test
+
+    def setup()
+      input = "plus_one{|arg1| arg1 + 1 } "
+      @lst = RubyCompiler.compile( input )
+    end
+    def test_method
+      assert_equal SendStatement , @lst.class
+    end
+    def test_block
+      assert_equal BlockStatement , @lst.block.class
+    end
+
+    def test_method_name
+      assert_equal :plus_one , @lst.name
+    end
+
+    def test_block_args
+      assert_equal [:arg1] , @lst.block.args
+    end
+    def test_block_body
+      assert_equal SendStatement , @lst.block.body.class
+      assert_equal 1 , @lst.block.body.arguments.length
+    end
+  end
+end