Sub Cruce Lumen Poem by Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

Sub Cruce Lumen



In the car
I was thinking:
'Is it luck, or that I'm streetwise
That I'm always the one doing the waiting? '
On top of that, I thought:
'I'll have to get out in the rain to find him! '

When I was happily surprised to see him;

On that day
When he lost his keys
Out of new shallow-pocket jeans
At Beethoven No.3
At Elder Hall
And I had to drive him
Back into town to get them
On the only day in a year
That it rained the whole day long.

Also I must put in:
He was lucky with the buses.

ps. 'He', 'he' is my brother.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
the Latin title is the Adelaide Uni motto and means 'the Light (of Learning) under the (Southern) Cross'. It is on the herald high above the stage of Elder Hall.
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Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide
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