Comments on: October dusk

By: early november miscellany

early november miscellany — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 22:09:37 +0000

[…] by his work. He has also been writing, lately, about the fall. Two of my favorites are his poem, “October dusk,” for its evocative, gorgeous imagery, and his recent post, “The shining season,” for its […]

By: Dave Bonta

Dave Bonta — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 23:46:13 +0000

Thanks, all! Not only a first draft, but a dashed-off one at that. I guess sometimes the Zen saying “first thought, best thought” is true.

By: Dick

Dick — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 22:44:57 +0000

Like they all said, Dave! If it’s a first draft, don’t touch it.

By: Claudia

Claudia — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:07:52 +0000

Dave this is breath-taking – been reading it 5 times and every time another line catches my attention before it melts into a smooth and honest october feeling..wow!

By: Fire Bird

Fire Bird — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:33:18 +0000

oh i like this a lot. the season is fierce and gentle both and its colours glow and you’ve shown me all that…

By: Clive Hicks-Jenkins

Clive Hicks-Jenkins — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 07:09:29 +0000

Full of good things. And interestingly, as relevant here in Wales as at Plummer’s Hollow. This poem reeks of the year going down into Winter.

By: carolee

carolee — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 04:38:04 +0000

great, great images. the song like the shirt snagged on a thorn and the ending: “the trees/ darkening like dried blood.” wow.

By: Dr. Omed

Dr. Omed — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 03:48:56 +0000

I like this one very much.