{"id":2647,"date":"2014-06-04T18:25:01","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T18:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/?p=2647"},"modified":"2019-03-20T04:50:46","modified_gmt":"2019-03-20T04:50:46","slug":"black-dog-poem-richard-lloyd-cederberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/black-dog-poem-richard-lloyd-cederberg\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Dog. Poem. Richard Lloyd Cederberg"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BLACK_DOG\"<\/a><\/p>\n

This black dog follows me-
\nRelentlessly
\nPassing as a shadow
\nAmongst shadows
\n  
\nFor when I am
\nParticularly vulnerable,
\nIncisors snap rhythmically;
\nPrimal blood-hunger seeking
\nSatisfaction in its quest to
\nFind the easiest part of
\nMe to tear into
\n  
\n\u201cIts cunning
\nIs wolf cunning,\u201d
\n(London wrote) and
\nThere is nothing I can do
\nTo appease the brooding
\n  
\nAs it lies in wait
\nFor strength to falter,
\nOr for a cessation of defenses,
\nOr for weary eyes (fixed on surviving)
\nTo lose their joyful glimmering
\n  
\nThis black dog follows me-
\nRelentlessly
\nPassing as a shadow
\nAmongst shadows,
\nWatching doggedly
\nFor an open window,
\nOr some doorway,
\nUnlatched,
\nTo allow it ease of entry<\/p>\n

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\"AUTHOR<\/a><\/p>\n

SHORT BIO
\nAugust 2007 Richard was nominated for a 2008 PUSHCART PRIZE<\/em>. Richard was awarded 2007 BEST NEW FICTION<\/em> at CST for his first three novels and also 2006 WRITER OF THE YEAR <\/em>@thewritingforum.net … Richard has been a featured Poet on Poetry Life and Times Aug\/Sept 2008, Jan 2013, Aug 2013, and Oct 2013 and has been published in varied anthologies, compendiums, and e-zines. Richard’s literary work is currently in over 35,000 data bases and outlets. Richard’s novels include: A Monumental Journey\u2026 In Search of the First Tribe\u2026 The Underground River\u2026 Beyond Understanding<\/em>. A new novel, Between the Cracks<\/em>, was completed March 2014 and will be available summer 2014.
\n  <\/p>\n

Richard has been privileged to travel extensively throughout the USA, the provinces of British Columbia, Manitoba, Alberta, and Saskatchewan in Canada, the Yukon Territories, Kodiak Island, Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Sitka, Petersburg, Glacier Bay, in Alaska, the Azorean Archipelagoes, and throughout Germany, Switzerland, Spain, and Holland… Richard and his wife, Michele, have been avid adventurers and, when time permits, still enjoy exploring the Laguna Mountains, the Cuyamaca Mountains, the High Deserts in Southern California, the Eastern Sierra’s, the Dixie National Forest, the Northern California and Southern Oregon coastlines, and the “Four Corners” region of the United States.
\n <\/p>\n

Richard designed, constructed, and operated a MIDI Digital Recording Studio – TAYLOR and GRACE – from 1995 – 2002. For seven years he diligently fulfilled his own musical visions and those of others. Richard personally composed, and multi-track recorded, over 500 compositions during this time and has two completed CD\u2019s to his personal credit: WHAT LOVE HAS DONE<\/em> and THE PATH<\/em>. Both albums were mixed and mastered by Steve Wetherbee, founder of Golden Track Studios in San Diego, California.
\n <\/p>\n

Richard retired from music after performing professionally for fifteen years and seven years of recording studio explorations. He works, now, at one of San Diego’s premier historical sites, as a Superintendent. Richard is also a carpenter and a collector of classic books, and books long out of print.<\/p>\n

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\nwww.richardlloydcederberg.com
\nwww.authorsden.com\/richardlloydcederberg
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\n 
\n 
\nrobin@artvilla<\/a> & http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PoetryLifeTimes
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This black dog follows me- Relentlessly Passing as a shadow Amongst shadows   For when I am Particularly vulnerable, Incisors snap rhythmically; Primal blood-hunger seeking Satisfaction in its quest to Find the easiest part of Me to tear into   \u201cIts cunning Is wolf cunning,\u201d (London wrote) and There is nothing I can do To … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,45],"tags":[18,136,3],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2647"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6913,"href":"https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647\/revisions\/6913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}