Plumb And Level Poem by Ross Cohen

The key is to get all things plumb and level.
All that sand down and bevel
-ing is prelude to the squaring,
Though it’s only natural

To assume the hard-hacking
And wood-working
Are the difficult
And taxing

Labors. See, one will often favor the force and flair of bolt
And nail over stout
Shouldering; gross effort will astound
The spectator, but the home laborer knows he must tinker and hold

Until wood, like words, stands sure and sound
And walls sit still and stoney-bound
And foundations run deep and true in the ground
And foundations run deep and true in the ground.