My Question Poem by Darwin Henry Beuning

My Question



Who are you, who speaks to me
In the night, before the morning light?

Who are you,
But, whispers in the night?

Answer:

'I dwell in the rivers that flow through the mind';

'I am the Quiet in the choirs that sing through time'.

Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Topic(s) of this poem: dream,reality
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
written 3am, Monday,6 February 2017, Nakhon Sawan, Thailand. In my defense, I was not expecting an answer.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Kim Barney 08 February 2017

Hank, I think this is very fascinating. R.M.S. is totally off base with his remark. There is nothing in your poem that conveys waking in fright. I got nothing but a peaceful feeling when I read it, nothing frightful at all. I recognized at once that it was your poetry muse speaking to you. Of course, I know you a lot better than R.M.S. does, so maybe he can be forgiven for being out of tune...

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Darwin Henry Beuning 08 February 2017

Kim, yes you are right, at the time I was sitting down, resting, and being totally relaxed. Wish you and your wife were here to enjoy the Warm Thailand weather.

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Kumarmani Mahakul 14 September 2019

You have brought out a brilliant poem on dream and reality along with the power of silence through question and answer. I am glad that your poem has been translated into French by your best friend Michael Walker. Thank you very much for your nice penning.

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Darwin Henry Beuning 15 September 2019

Kumarmani, Thank for the nice comment! I put the poem on Poemhunter in February 2017. I am sure other poets on Poemhunter have had similar questions and I was looking forward to hearing from someone who had the same answer to their question. As of yet, I have not heard from anyone..

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Bri Edwards 31 March 2019

my mate wishes i were 'the Quiet'! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! but i'm 'the Loud'. : ( bri :)

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Darwin Henry Beuning 06 August 2017

5: 14am,6 August 2017. Sunday morning. My good friend, Michael Walker, has translated this poem into French. It is on his Poemhunter site: Ma Question. (Translation) . This is the first of my poems to be translated into any language. Michael is a very talented poet and I treasure his friendship.

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Anita Lang 18 June 2017

Spiritually eloquent and surreal responses. I too am curious how these comforting words came to you.

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Darwin Henry Beuning 28 February 2017

Poet comment: When I wrote this I was going to make it a longer poem, but then, when I received the answer, I could not add to it nor take away from it. It had to stay as written. 3: 23pm,28 February 2017. Thailand.

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