Drafts

Drafts* of

orange sunrise,

yet no north-

eastern orb

to light long shadows

through bare trees.

Apple blossoms still,

no chorus of songbirds

or Johnnie one-notes

morse-coding messages,

as early risers,

draftees of the new day,

march to different

deep-keeled thoughts,

on the creek path,

draughts of drunken dream$,

while I lie

languidly

sketching these thoughts

from the sundeck of hell(o)

*

draft

n 1: a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another [syn: bill of exchange, order of payment] 2: a current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle) [syn: draught, air current] 3: a preliminary sketch of a design or picture [syn: rough drawing] 4: a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) [syn: draught, potation, tipple] 5: preliminary version of a written work [syn: draft copy] 6: the depth of a vessel’s keel below the surface (especially when loaded) 7: a device for regulating the flow of air in a fireplace 8: a dose of liquid medicine; “he took a sleeping draft” [syn: draught] 9: compulsory military service [syn: conscription, muster, selective service] 10: a large and hurried swallow; “he finished it at a single gulp” [syn: gulp, draught, swig] 11: the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling [syn: draught, drawing] v 1: draw up an outline or sketch for something; “draft a speech” [syn: rough, outline] 2: engage somebody to enter the army [syn: enlist, muster in] [ant: discharge] 3: make a blueprint of [syn: blueprint, draught]