Retrieving the Golden Moments

The sun-soaked shining valley of his lucent life Drained the symphonic cadence of ecstatic rills Swirling around the scattered glint of nuggets Cascaded with the cadence of gilded instants. Dislodged sentiments in stream of euphoria Floated unbound in turbulent tides of time In the torrent of the cloud-burst fallen sky Flowed in the flood to terminal obscurity. In search of transported treasure trove eroded Buried beneath the strata of stagnant sludge He was the first to wade in the sunk murky past Mudlarked in the desolate bay in twilight hour. In the lilac light of the setting sun fading fast Each time the surged tide of turmoil ebbed out He scavenged the mud of memory layer by layer Retrieved the golden moments he lived to adore. ________________ July 23, 2022 Phrase used : #1 Contest : One In Five 2 Sponsored by : Joseph May