apparently an apparition

apparently an apparition

rhapsody in seance fashion

the planchette moves slightly

you respond "no"

and my fingers touch the wine glass

before it shatters letters into the air

poetry is a conjuring

of spirit

of heart,

of words spelled in grotesque sequence

wine glasses can be replaced,

but when hearts are consumed

the wine never tastes the same

and the blue hue of the rhapsody

remains an unfulfilled ghost

of past acquaintance.

erin-cilberto

5/19/17

Reviews

[John Alexander McFadyen]

As always you capture the emotions in a box full of metaphors. This one leaves a deep feeling of futility and disappointment. Simply love the final two stanzas Jacob!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, John.
j.

[Einstein Noodle]

great stuff jacob .. read it over and over ...the shattering wine glass ... the rhapsody ...and your on poetry is almost like an aside that causes me to pause ... the melancholy is so sad ...one of my favorites of yours sir! thanks for sharing
E.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind review, E.
j.

[Surya]

Unfulfilled ghost of past acquaintance...I loved it J..:)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Surya,
j.

[Ana B.]

oh this is divine dear author. I have yet to find out how does it feel to have my heart consumed... A new favorite of yours.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

you are so kind, thank you, Ana.
j.