I chase
            sunsets 
craving
             crimson         

like

ruby lanterns
     shrouded dark in
                 Lascaux Cave

over eons 

I see 
       artists -shamans
on sacred
            journeys
carrying

charcoal
        and ochre 
               chanting deep

          for ritual painting 
horses aurochs bison
             red hands

splayed across cave walls 
and ceilings
             visual prayer

aligned with time 
      aligned with constellations 
opening the cosmic
             door

I see crimson light
          in black 
                       shadows