in between melody and you

in between melody and you

 

 

 

a stray sound

my heart listens

your smile assimilates

a lost chord

 

i am found.

 

 

erin-cilberto

12/21/18

Reviews

[Jimmy Yetts]

Lovely way to claim restored wholeness.
Hopefully, the melody will linger.
Admirable minimalism, Mr. E.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Jimmy,
j.

[kitty]

Harmonising...with that silent yet amorous voice. listen to the silence that voice will come through ...surely, silently.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, kitty,
j.

[kitty]

U R welcome, dear friend.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Feels like love is in the air! I could hear the note as you eloquently pluck the strings you are smitten by. Lazarus walks!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, John,
j.

[h d e rushin]

I was listening to some old Phili soul music....Stylistics, The Moments, The Delfonics….and it took me back to a time when love songs were about "real" love and emotions. And all it took was the first two bars of the song..or just the musical intro and I was there again. You're still great at this short poem format....As for me, new year same inadequacies... great poem...dana

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Oh wow..."Didn't I blow your mind this time, didn't I?"
love those groups...and all of motown, it's the best music ever made.

thank you, dana...
j.

[h d e rushin]

of course i'm biased …..but yeah it was....

[Ted Kniffen]

Music has always been playing in the background it seems. What would Vietnam have been without Creedence. I think two things can produce a memory very quickly, a snippet of a song or a scent that carries us back. hate to say it, but for me it's always been Patchouli and the Beatles...although Tom Rush would be right up there.
Good that love can still be found.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

very true what you say, Ted.
thank you for your response.
j.

[Einstein Noodle]

use to do a little music and have a BA in it ... like an artist will use a inconsequential spot of red or white to draw attention in an almost sub-conscious way ... arrangements will use the tiny tinkle of a triangle...or the shake of a gourd etc. to add interest ;) sure enjoyed this minimalist's tapestry sir ... stunning L3 says i ... so many memories flood me noodle and heart ... use to be in ideal love .... more times than intelligent people would like to recall ;} such comfort when one is found ... great stuff sir! that's what i say :)
E.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, E.
j.

[Paul Bell]

Don't know about America. But in Britain in years gone by you would pass record shops that were playing the latest hits. Fast forward and those tunes have taken you on your lives journey. Angie, by the Stones does it for me.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Paul
j.

[Stella Armour]

ah yes, it is often aa stray sound or smell that brings back wonderful memories...:)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Stella.
j.

[BBP]

Always so spot on with the tiny writes that punch you in the face! You are a master of emotion in little words

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, BBP
j.

[kentuck14]

Jacob,

Great concept. It reminds me of a poem I wrote some time ago concerning hearing cello music on the radio and feeling concern for my daughter's sadness in her life.

This in its simplicity is very profound.

All the best. Perhaps we could be friends? We are apparently of the same generation.

Tom

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you, Tom,
j.