matters and old 45's

matters and old 45's

 

 

 

no shade left in my heart to give

leaves, clotted

 

                            dreams

entrenched in sidewalk coffins

 

trees do grow in other places

besides Brooklyn

 

Harlem veins 

leaves, clotted

 

             stripped of dignity

 

           wither before a Bronx half-moon

 

transplanted roots

 

               still hold fast

 

concrete ledges where individuals

 

search for a reason the rain

 

          never nurtures them

 

it only defines "trouble"

 

as in a Credence Clearwater Revival song of the past

 

that is being consumed by the present.

 

but still recorded on the same label.

 

 

erin-cilberto

10/3/21

Reviews

[Kerra]

"Have you ever seen the Rain" comes to mind, when you said CCR. I love this write. So well said. Such a wonderful group, John Fogerty didn't do too bad on his own, But the group was awesome. Nicely written

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Kerra...and yes, awesome group...and ridiculous that they never had a number one hit....they had so many that made number 2, but never a number one.
great sound..

[Kerra]

I thought Down on the corner hit number one. Hmm! maybe not, it shoud've been

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Yes, that was another number 2...Fortunate Son on the other side of the single.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Creedence Clearwater Revival maintains the record for most number two songs without ever having had a number one hit; five singles reached number 2, and eight others were in the Top 40. Nonetheless, VH1 ranks them at number forty-seven on the Greatest Artists of Rock and Roll list.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

and they were so great....it's scandalous....

[Kerra]

47, WOW!! They should've been number 1. It is scandalous. Jim Croce should have been in better rankings as well. He is my fave.

[Unspoken poet]

The oldies but goodies, Love this write, full of emotions...
As I was reading this as a CCR fan I could hear Bad Moon Rising playing
Awesome write

[jacob erin-cilberto]

and a shame that on Billboard's top 100, they never had a number one hit...many number 2 hits, but never a number one.
thank you, Kimmie,
j.

[Re-Pete]

love it. nothing like the crackle and nostalgia of spinning vinyl. makes me remember being 'born on the bayou' with a 'bad moon rising'. i join you stepping out onto that concrete ledge ... :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

and yet that band was from California...how odd, but I loved them.
thank you, Pete...there is plenty of room on the ledge.
j.

[Fran Marie]

The oldies but goodies
let us step back in time
if only to reminisce about
those good old days..nice

[jacob erin-cilberto]

all that sixties music is the soundtrack of my life....thank you, Fran,
j..

[barleygirl]

No wonder music is often a circular recording disc . . . when all those tributes & tribulations keep spinning around again & again in life & over the decades (((HUGS)))

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Oh my yes, as James Taylor sang it beautifully...
"the sun is surely sinking low, but the moon is slowly rising, and this old world's still spinning around, and I still love you..."
circular indeed.
j.

[no tell writer]

i loved the older music, it has more meaning and depth to it. quite a profound piece really

[jacob erin-cilberto]

funny too, how we heard the old songs over and over, and yet upon hearing them now, there will be one particular instance that comes to mind.
thank you, Katzie,
j.

[no tell writer]

Right there is this one old song that brings a smile to my face whenever I hear it, It's called "Put another log on the fire" I love it

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Oh yes, hadn't heard this song....but definitely understand why she's leaving...
those old days are long past, thank God.

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

It’s amazing how one song can take us back to a particular activity or time or era in our past we feel it like it’s happening
Thank God for memory I say in this current world we need as many as we can recall
Love your poem as usual Jacob it’s profound

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind review, Julie,
j.

[Julie McCarthy (juliespenhere)]

No probs 🌈

[Chris Shaw]

The old music is as good now as it was back then. I can't say that about life. Somehow "the world is my oyster feeling", got lost on the way. There is plenty of shade these days. That's how your poem speaks to me J.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, Chris,
j.

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

Have you ever seen the rain by CCR. John Fogerty's haunting melody still resonates today. My uncle Johnny used to play it on an old record player spinning that vinyl 45. The song is actually one of my favorite of the band. I so enjoy the many journeys your poetry always takes me on, J. It is art at its purity, my friend.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Love both of their Rain songs...that one, and "Who'll Stop the Rain" which came out during the riots we had down here in 1970....
thank you for your kind review, Carlos,
j.