shopping in your attic

shopping in your attic

in your aged mind

a shadow of what you knew

eclipses my store

erin-cilberto

8/1/16

Reviews

[Marianne Rose]

Reminds me of the older folks I talk to and their stories, wise words ignored for the most part, really only a fraction of what they experienced is expressed. Our stores are nothing compared to what we could gather from their attics- our new ideas, new inventions, new anything are lacking the fine craftsmanship of older works, older words of illumination. We are eclipsed, yet hardly know it, we are so righteous in our advances. Don't know if this is what you had in mind, but it's what it spoke to me. Thank you

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i love your insights into this piece...it's about my dad...a shell of the mind he once had, but there is still some good store in there...i love listening to him talk...even though his stories have lost a bit at 97...

[Gypsy Warrior Queen]

It's nice to know we aren't alone...........

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Queenie...
j.

[Pryde Foltz]

getting pulled into grief ... yes. I get it.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Pryde.

j.

[Ruth]

There is a palpable tone of wisdom here, you pause my thoughts Jacob :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, Poppy,

j.

[Corset]

antiques store in those attics , My mother keeps everything, gawd only knows what memorabilia is kept in that old house! love this one too!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

and it would be so fun to explore that memorabilia...wouldn't it?

thank you, Corset.
j.

[Corset]

Yes it would! :)

[Lydia Shutter]

If we listen...really listen...to our elders, there is so much we can learn. Once they are gone, the information goes with them. Good one. Lydi**

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Lydi...
j.

[Terpsichore]

Nothing substitutes for the wisdom of age. My father is now knocking on the door of three score year and ten and seems to become wiser with every passing day.

T

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, even if their memory doesn't serve as well, they get wiser.

thank you, T.
j.

[Einstein Noodle]

great lesson to be learned ... pay attention to our elders!! i keep telling my kids .."That would be me guys!" ;)
such a sense of humility in the "younger" speaker .. i may need a light ... the wealth of your attic overwhelms me ... nice job! a beautiful senryu ... you have reminded me of my children ..so a thought and a prayer goes up ;) thanks for sharing this sir!
E.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for relating to this one, E.

j.

[Brittany Bostic]

I love this piece. It makes me think about seeing an attic, seeing all of the hidden mysteries inside. it shows just what it would be like to see things through the eyes of a grandparent.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, Brittany...

j.

[Lyn Anderson]

This so reminds me of my grandfather. I could go rummaging in there for hours, sometimes perusing the same stuff, but always with fresh eyes. Thank you for the lovely thoughts in so few words.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for relating, KL...

j.