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footprints in the moonlight

a floor of scattered light

impressions walk away toward the shadows

 

love feeling afraid of a sun

that might shine too deeply

into a heart.

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

3/7/16

Reviews

[icelandicblue]

And then again sometimes the sun burns. Our path has led us to this moment what we find is often shaped by where we have been. Let's hope the future's so bright we've just got to wear shades. Wonderful thoughts from you.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your insightful words, Anne....so good to see you around again...we don't see you enough...on WC...

j.

[alifeacoustic]

Sometimes it is easier to look back on what once was, rather than risk the heart again to the possibility of further regret, yet sometimes we still find ourselves heading towards that too bright sun. Beautiful piece Jacob.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

it is easier isn't it? thanks for your words, my friend.

j.

[KWP]

sometimes you want to love so hard, give it everything and all, but something in mind says 'take check' - i say throw the mind away a while, learn to float then bathe in all the light and love ...

lots of layers here Jacob - leads one to much more thought X

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, KWP...

j.

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Jacob, I have been in a Canoe
on a lake at Midnight with moonlight
beams shining through the branches
of trees... very peaceful and awesome.
An Inlet through trees on the water.
Your poem reflects the difference between
Sunlight and moonlight. I have snow ski'd
through the woods skiing down the mountain
with sun beams through the trees. Amen... Pat

[jacob erin-cilberto]

glad you could relate to this little piece, Pat.....thank you for your thoughts.

j.

[...]

Love is not afraid of light, it is the light. Love is not hope, we are. Love is infinite, and we are all its' possibility, but it will not be moved by cold feet. The heart is fearless, but the mind...if only it suffered amnesia to pein

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, that's an idea...amnesia of the heart...that would work...

thank you for your words, lynn.

j.

[Carolynn]

A timid heart really shows here and an uncertainty of allowing love in. Leaves one wondering why love should be so difficult.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, we do wonder...thank you for your words, Carolynn.
j.

[highonwords]

the second stanza shines in this poem - ambivalent love - a doubtful, second -guessing heart - love the imagery and the allusion to an ethereal moon and the sun

always,
steph

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, steph.

j.

[Érenn]

OK vampire on the run. He is afraid to get burnt by the sun. No sorry just kidding. ^^ This is a superbly penned write. Love the way you portray loving in the shadows keeping it a secret. Or love one openly Be unapologetic about it. This one touches the heart so wonderfully. Thank you for sharing ^^

[jacob erin-cilberto]

aw...you found me out...Vampire i am...:)

thank you for your kind review, Errenn...read moreaw...you found me out...Vampire i am...:)

thank you for your kind review, Errenn...

j.

[Nisreen]

Jacob this piece is stunning
i can see a figure with a light shadow escaping the light
makes me think
this sounds like a lunar cycle

something about your words indulges imagination and another part feeds to a scientific way of thinking

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your very kind review...RiverSided...

j.

[Lydia Shutter]

Love in the sunlight or in the shadows? Either can be scary at times. Do we want to see those red flags or do we prefer to go full speed ahead and ignore them? Good one, Jacob. Lydi**

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Lydi..i know this one is simpler and a little more straightforward than usual...but...wrote the way i felt it...i appreciate your kind words, and your insight.
j.