Autumnal Drift

With breath cinctured and led
of each summit's step, thread
consciousness of her lips.
And as moon echoes days' keep, pulse crests of need;
our veridical silibance tucks its transience to sustain this teething heart.

Quelled of palsied flesh, thy spent yennings spread tense
as I enunciate attempt of life-lit constancy.

Temper now tongue to own name, to subdue taste
to hold her of hands
sanctioned, shadowed.


© Christopher Brandon Lancaster

Eunid Phytotomy

Feel this amaranth's echo as I etch the extant
of each graze, to steady its tempest
to tread elongation and bend the strophes of rise.

Nuanced of pinch and ambled

constructs erst, dip
to claim and entangle our breath
For it is piety that shall spell and sustain.

Curved slowly, your tide
vaults lift of all width and explication.
Heaving years wreathed of intent
this kiss mutes, collapsing

glimpse atop body to articulate...

And so my earth slakes the bow to scrape and arrange hour and image.

Sound kneels of translation...
Of all effort, all endeavor,
fall toward my hand,
pass feel unto pledge.


© Christopher Brandon Lancaster