Dead in the water
wire wrapped around his legs
Canadian geese
call of calm peace
from the muddy dregs.

Wooden canoe abandoned
one paddle missing long gone
in Algonquin Park
the morning lark
bathes in the sun.

Bruise upon his temple
some say gunshot to the head
many a fir and pine
remember the time
he'd paint them an earthen red.

A pregnant...