In this fibrous cavity gouged
chatters chisel's carboned tooth
gnawing carrion bole's endless slumber
once a living tree with dreams
now a gibbous hollow halo
green relents to oil's blush
while basking barren in this sun
what reveries may come by viand's lay
and slake betrayal of its forest nature

-cec

Turbulence at lake level —
splashing over native life
scurry the water foul
to shoreline's sanctuary,
a sort of middle-way,
also seen in mid-lake ducks
facing into a south by southwest wind;
Merganser's red head floats otherwise

-cec

Watch your head through low beam's threshold
take a shovel as you enter, leave all tether behind
now put your back and foot into each uttered word
and dig, dig deep language of unadorned emotions
load that cart with precious mettle and loose ****
sorted and blameless from ****** stone sentiment
heaped near the furnace and crucible of song

-cec