A Finding

A FINDING

A sudden moon
Splashes gold
On evening clouds
And brightly dusts obscurity

Revealing within
Things    people and places
Too profoundly hidden
To be forgotten

Call it findings
Those sticky stuffs of soul
Have lay alive and twitching
Through wandering years

Vividly clear happenings
Of childhood
Or (now musing) perhaps
Even another life

Such nocturnal painting
Challenges all meaning
And replaces
Current existence

      Like
The crisp night
Lights up! – 
A boy and his dog
On the green

Walking toward their home
In the village
On a most magnificent
Autumn day

Dave Austin
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Maverick Avatar
November 18, 2016 at 4:09 PM
Well well Daver, I really like the drift in this easy reading write, emerging memory.. Vivid description, and strong allusion to joy of living.' hope all's well there..)
Austin Avatar
November 21, 2016 at 12:19 PM
Thanks for the visit, Joe
Dietrich Avatar
November 14, 2016 at 9:01 PM
I see Frank visited you and HE knows good poetry when he sees it!!
Mac Donald Avatar
November 13, 2016 at 9:14 AM
Love this write, Daver! It paints vivid and colourful scenes of this "boy and his dog". Thumbs up to you and your magnificent imagination! Keep well, Hugs, Mikki
Mac Donald Avatar
November 14, 2016 at 6:31 AM
Computer? Useless trying to get into my email, or open a new one. A policeman dropped by and said not to touch it? This is a gateway to MY friends and MY family. Really must suck to be them. Happy hugs to you! Mikki
Austin Avatar
November 13, 2016 at 10:14 AM
Hi, Mikki. Tell me, is your computer working yet? I'd like to send you some e-mails. Hugs a bunch, Dave
Daniel Avatar
November 13, 2016 at 3:38 AM
An amazing write:) Congratulations on your POTD, Daver:)
Austin Avatar
November 13, 2016 at 10:22 AM
Thanks for the visit. Love, daver
Wolf Avatar
November 12, 2016 at 12:26 AM
Well done and congrats
Austin Avatar
November 13, 2016 at 10:29 AM
Thanks, Rick. Love, daver
Y. Avatar
November 11, 2016 at 7:57 PM
Hi Daver, You penned a beautiful poem with amazing Imagery. Congratulations on getting the poem of the day. It was well deserved: -) Alexis
Austin Avatar
November 14, 2016 at 10:31 AM
Thanks for the visit. Love, daver
B. Avatar
November 11, 2016 at 1:24 PM
So happy to see that your poem received POTD :) Congratulations!
Austin Avatar
November 14, 2016 at 10:44 AM
Thanks. Now I'll catch one of yours. Love, daver
Wanter Avatar
November 11, 2016 at 10:30 AM
What a writer/poet you are! Beautiful. Congratulations!
Austin Avatar
November 11, 2016 at 11:05 AM
Thanks. This was an actual experience. Love, daver
Yvonne Avatar
November 11, 2016 at 8:29 AM
This is so deserving of poem of the day. Just great poetry. Congratulations.
Austin Avatar
November 11, 2016 at 11:13 AM
Thanks, old friend. Love, daver
Turner Avatar
November 11, 2016 at 7:37 AM
Congratulations Daver on POTD. Well deserved.
Austin Avatar
November 11, 2016 at 11:21 AM
Thanks for the visit. Love, daver
Dietrich Avatar
November 10, 2016 at 8:37 PM
oh my and this one is even better than the last. the tone of it, all that it implies. So melancholy. So nostalgic. a FAVE
Godwin Avatar
November 10, 2016 at 1:40 PM
I enjoyed the words and familiar feel of this poem. It touched me ... CayCay
Austin Avatar
November 11, 2016 at 11:38 AM
Thanks for the visit. Love, daver
B. Avatar
November 10, 2016 at 10:26 AM
Absolutely enchanting :) Love the poem and it's a fav.
Yvonne Avatar
November 10, 2016 at 9:58 AM
WOW! WOW! WOW! A HUGE FAV! A brilliant write. This is one example of what poetry should be.
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