Muselet

The muzzle is important
When it comes to playing safe.
Who wants a cork in the eye?

The books are busy eating
The oldest trees in the woods,
But who wants to blame the books?

No, you must use them, the books,
To signify your mind’s depth,
Your study as drowned forest.

The body in the cottage,
A mind without any books,
Is puzzling out wired phrases.

Bite your tongue. Pen up your words,
Or at least don’t shake them first.
Ease corks out slowly. Don’t burst.