Eosphoros

Eosphoros
Originally uploaded by Archer Braun.

That sweet time before dawn,
Succulent dew hanging heavy on
Bent, green and tender stalks.

Not a whisper of wind, as
All four cardinals wait breathless,
Anticipating the long, slow honey-fall of light.

Darkness shifts slightly, preparing a
Silent exit, backing away, watchful for the
Golden vanguard of the sun.

Patchouli

Patchouli
Originally uploaded by Archer Braun.

The shroud of winter's dull surrender
Clings just inside the doorway
Where the warm promise of summer
Is spent freely in the crackle of autumn wood.

Light, dying, is the best for new beginnings
Shadows are allowed, encouraged to dance
Teasing with possible probables
Promising nothing, delivering illusion.

And beneath a banner of studied courtesy
Lay a hazy dragon of flesh-hot majesty
Dreaming, lucid, watchful and filled with the
Venom of dangerous, gypsy, imagination.

Halcyon

Halcyon
Originally uploaded by Archer Braun.

Endless slate-colored oceans of time
Stretched on an empty dream canvas.

The gentle breath of summer, soothing
A memory of storm-crushed wood and flesh.

Feathers ruffle in the salt-spray of these calm tides.
Glassy-eyed and vacant, save for the dim echo of memories

And the sound of the unsleeping sea.

Altars

Altars
Originally uploaded by Archer Braun.

This beautiful, aching math before me
Twisting in supple calculation
Negating the abscence of pheremones
With the persistence of vision

Ambient, ancient wickedness is stirred to life
Tendrils, snake-like and languid
Fill limbs with grinding purpose
And spill a sudden flood into the mouth

Dinnertime.

Nocturne

Nocturne
Originally uploaded by Archer Braun.

You,
With the haughty resignation of pampered privilege,
Have arrived on these far shores to make demands?

I think not. Oh, no. I most definitely think...

Knot.

Whispers of Amyitis

Whispers of Amyitis
Originally uploaded by Archer Braun.

Shuttered and shuddering,
I have heard you weeping in your quiet way.
Mourning the mists and emerald carpets
Of that faraway homeland.

I will bend the heavens to my will,
Carry the weight of nations on my
Arched shoulders, until your eyes
Behold the cornerstone of my heart.

Behold, what limpid pools and mists
I scatter before you like jewels in this desert.
Drink my heart before me, and slake your
Thirst with this memory of home...

Drift

Drift
Originally uploaded by Archer Braun.

Arterial silences, filled with
Muted staccato thumpings,
The cheap whispers of
Lovers, climbing like thieves,
Up the ropes of passion.

Perched, in quiet consideration,
Sits the corvus of conscience.
Beak shut, eye glittering as he
Watches with an inscrutable grin
The fumblings of liars in love.

Feathers tarred, teeth broken from
The cheap stones of whiskey and pills,
He sits. Not preening, not caring, only
Looking into the spines of those below.
His cracked and weathered talons shift.

He is silent, knowing his call will be lost to the wind.

Mogul

Mogul
Originally uploaded by Archer Braun.

And at day's end,
Smoke drifting
From shattered
Chimney tops

Stained with the
Soot of Industrial
Lust

I sit.

Gathering thoughts
Like ghosts.

The diesel thrash
Of flailing limbs,
The scream of
Failed bearings
In the throats of
Those below...

A muffled murmuring,
And nothing more.

The only scent,
Is the mingling of
Submmission and
Desire.

I lean back and

Smile.

Ruin

Ruin
Originally uploaded by Archer Braun.

The seductive slosh and gurgle of the bottles handled is as exciting to
me as the feel of lush, warm flesh beneath my palms.
I sweat, nervous and shaking to think of the burning fire in my throat.
The warmth in my belly.
The need in my mouth.

I stare, dreaming of languid freedom.

And I

Turn away.

Anomie

Anomie
Originally uploaded by Archer Braun.

Brickwork patterns
Carrying the weight
Of generations

Buckling not
Transferring the strain
To the souls above

Ripping like silk
The fabric of
My ancient, wicked
Heart

Tearing out
The Law

With the teeth
of Desire

Digital Solipsist

Digital Solipsist
Originally uploaded by Archer Braun.

There is a dance I do
In my head
Late at night

Warehouse window light
Flickering on black
Velvet skin

Fire crackling
Music oozing
Down my spine

And you

Are not
Invited

Brave New World

Brave New World
Originally uploaded by Archer Braun.

In spite of our best efforts, Atlas still shoulders his burden of sin.
Livers are torn and bleeding on endless, storm-wracked beaches.
And...
The stone continues to shift and slip from the grasp of weary Sisyphus.

Are there angels to counter the demons of our better natures?
Or is the better nature the cruel lie we have wrapped around ourselves...
A civilized shroud to cover our animal shame.

For all his uncomplaining silence, don't be surprised if...
Or rather...when
Atlas shrugs.

Re(a)pose

Re(a)pose
Originally uploaded by Archer Braun.

Listen to the
Static
Of my thudding
Heartbeat

Extacy has
Spent all
The loose change of
Passion

Kundalini
The snake...
Satisfied at
Long last

Apologia

Apologia
Originally uploaded by Archer Braun.

It is a rough love
Which drives blood
Hot with passion

Forces the sigh
Torn, shuddering
From the chest

Surrenders the will
Into the sharp
Metal mercy of
Your mouth.

I Dream of Wires

I Dream of Wires
Originally uploaded by Archer Braun.

Are you a child,
Of the
Short
Spark?

When unbuttoned by
The wind, which
Way is
Yours?

My jaws are
Creaking with
News,
But the
Eater of Atlases
Is
Sleeping.

Prowl

Prowl
Originally uploaded by Archer Braun.

Allow me...
To unzip your heart.

Muzzle to throat,
Blood whispering urgently.

Caution, a memory.
Need, a naked flame.

Desire, an All-Consuming



Hunger.

Perspectives of Sin

Rooftop
Originally uploaded by Archer Braun.

Peel back the rusty skin of
Night, and its blood will
Pour forth like
Whiskey from a
Broken, black bottle.

Ethyl, sweet esther.
An aromatic hydrocarbon
Lullabye.

Just close your eyes, baby.

You won't feel a thing...