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.