Standing in water up to their thighs as always
\nfather prying the log with a hunk of two by four
\nson trying to wrestle the stuck chain saw tongue
\nout of the oak kerf pinching it tight.
\nThe old man got it up once but no more
\nthey had to change places
\nstumbling on the bouldered bottom
\nyoung arms levered the old oak enough
\nagainst waves of nausea the old man wandered
\nthe rest of the day into evening.
\nthis was not the first but the worst.
\nMore and more he seemed to be less and less.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Standing in water up to their thighs as always father prying the log with a hunk of two by four son trying to wrestle the stuck chain saw tongue out of the oak kerf pinching it tight. The old man … Continue reading