Flowers with Purpose

Flowers with Purpose

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


Flowers with Purpose

 

 

when fingers blossomed into poetic response

and the tapping of keys created a love song

in sonnet wonder,

Shakespeare's ghost

wandered into the room to listen

smile softly

 

and recede back into his theater of mind

knowing his influence

had played to

sold out shows

 

long after his final

quill rested with him

 

in sepulchered splendor

next to Romeo and Juliet.

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

8/13/19

© 2019 jacob erin-cilberto


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Absolutely beautiful, and touching.
Laura

Posted 5 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

5 Years Ago

thank you, Laura,
j.
This is ever so wonderful, I enjoyed this write

Posted 5 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

5 Years Ago

thank you, kescha,
j.
Kesch (Finding Julia)

5 Years Ago

not a problem
This is a lovely tribute to probably the greatest poet of all time.
I really liked it.

Take care - Dave

Posted 5 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

5 Years Ago

thank you, Dave....He was amazing, yes.
Dave

5 Years Ago

Are there really enough superlatives in describing him?

Not my most favourite of scribblers.. maybe due to the expectations of the examining board when I was at school... but still ya gotta give credit where credit is due, don'tcha..... Nice one sir..

Posted 5 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

5 Years Ago

thank you for your words, Neville,
j.
yes, to reach that peak of literary accomplishment is surely a many splendored thing

Posted 5 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

5 Years Ago

it really is, Dave...after so many years of doing this poetry thing i have discovered one certainty.. read more
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DAH
To have you pull Shakespeare out of his grave, once again, is like
conjuring the greatest of magic. I feel touched by this piece.

Thank you, jacob

Cheers,
DAH

Posted 5 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

5 Years Ago

thank you for your kind words, DAH,
j.
DAH

5 Years Ago

My pleasure!
To hear your words resonate in others come to life through others understanding must be truly the sweetest moment for a writer. I just hope that when the earth is habitable again after our inevitable armageddon, that distant visitors, coming across evidence of us, find Shakespeares work and not mine, or they will conclude earth was a mental institution.
In sepulchred splendour? I'm jealous of that Jacob. Damn! Wish I thought of that😀

Posted 5 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

5 Years Ago

oh they would love reading yours...and think, wow, this guy was so clever and wrote with a smile...S.. read more
Very enjoyable and inspired. Kudos once more Jacob

Posted 5 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

5 Years Ago

thank you, Jordan,
j.
Shakespeare's ghost would smile...lay down his quill...with a self-satisfied grin for Kit Marlowe...and say
"What do you think, Chris, Romeo and Juliet eh. Top that."

Shakespeare in Love was a fun movie that gives us a glimpse into the life of a genius.

Has any writer had a bigger impact on literature?

Good write, j.

Posted 5 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

5 Years Ago

they were a pair weren't they? Kit and Shaky...
yes, what a movie and what genius he was.read more
What an inspired write! Very well penned.

Posted 5 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

5 Years Ago

thank you, Momz....
j.
MomzillaNC

5 Years Ago

YVW 🌞

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jacob erin-cilberto
jacob erin-cilberto

Carbondale, IL



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Originally from Bronx, NY, I live in Carbondale, Illinois...teach English at a community college and have been writing and publishing poetry since 1970. I am here to read for inspiration from other po.. more..

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