Tell Laura, I love her

Tell Laura, I love her

 

 

when storms meet for the first time

onlookers become incontinent

unable to hold their wares

inside,

 

apologize

as they blow away.

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

8/25/2020

Reviews

[Beano]

We are all hostages to that which we can't control, be it love or nature. Appreciated the subtlety in this Jacob!

Best, Jamie.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind and insightful words, Jamie,
j.

[barleygirl]

You have embarked on the most original & unusual way to describe a hurricane! Your creativity switch is always on "high"! I loved reading the responses, too (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, Margie,
j.

[Lydia Shutter]

Ray Peterson was surely not talking about Hurricane Laura when he sang that song! The devastation she brought to to Louisiana and Texas is hard to grasp. Streets where houses once stood are not mere rubble. No apologies accepted, Laura. Just go away! Lydi**

[jacob erin-cilberto]

My parents had lived for seven years in Port Arthur...
scares me to even fathom that.
Absolutely no apologies accepted...my last ex was a hurricane herself.
thank you, Lydi...
j.

[Lorry]

I'm wondering if this is an ex, the recent hurricanes or both.
I can relate more to it being an ex, although can see a sea of faces, already battered by covid, thinking that the end must indeed be nigh and pray it blows itself out.
And not for the first time Jacob, your words make me think of Billy Connolly once more.
As he was making the transition from folk singer to comedian in the seventies, he used to mix jokes with songs and done a routine called the jobbie weecha, which ended with his own reworded version of tell laura I love her.
It must be on youtube somewhere. Well worth a watch 😀

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I love Billy so will look for it.
I am glad you could relate to this...the hurricane of heartbreak...thank you, Lorry,
j.

[.]

The real storm aside, there is nothing more awkward than to watch a couple whipping each other into an argumentative frenzy. It is quite embarrassing to watch. As for the real storms? Well.....I am sure facing such phenomenons of ferocity would have anyone running for the loo in fear. It's great to read you again, J! I hope you have been staying safe and well and churning out your poetic gems.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, the Loo....the place to run to when we have the runs of chaos...I appreciate you seeing the sides here. and am so glad to see you back.
Thank you, Jamila,
j.

[Patricia Wedel]

dearest Jacob... as we speak at one am on Thursday morning,
the Sky has been rumbling with Thunder and lightening ( I can
imagine must be there).. to encourage it all. Yes, tummies are
grumbling as we apologize and know that a "love storm" has found
the perfect Spot to pursue Romance... when two Storms collide.
tenderly, Pat

[jacob erin-cilberto]

when storms collide, oh the damage.
Thank you, Pat,
j.

[Corset]

"tell laura, I loooooove her, tell Laura I neeeeeed her, tell Laura not to cry, my love for her will never die" wow thats an old one,a good one too! ....tell her yourself ( if you are brave enough to stand in the eye of that hurricane. :P it's peaceful there until the s**t hits the fan. Then the shoes go flyin' every which away! Like Dorthy and the red slippers and the wicked old witch in Kansas, there's no place like home.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Yes, no place like home...and for those who lose them with the storm, so sad.
But yes, the storm, the eye of the hurricane between two people...
Yes, I love those tragedy song...my last ex was a Laura....she hated that song...I used to play it for her sometimes just to aggravate her...
thanks, Corset,
j.

[Corset]

oh well that's just meanness, why would you do that? lol, man Laura smacked the heck outta Port Charles!

[Corset]

oh my bad that's Lake Charles, but i guess any port in a storm will do. :D

[Papaya]

The storms are so harsh, sometimes an apology is liking adding insult to injury.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

that is true, too...
thanks Ana,
j.

[Chris Shaw]

But the damage has been done. When storms collide there will be mayhem. Apologising after the act is futile. I remember Tell Laura I Love Her, Tragic song, for a tragic situation. Didn't help Laura though left facing the ravages of grief and loss. Sometimes though, whatever the danger, you have to step in.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Yes, we have to run towards danger at times, not away from it. Thank you for your insights, my friend,
j.