apparently

 

apparently

 

 

there is something to

everything that isn't

and nothing to anything

that is too much

 

pride expands wealth

humility expands consciousness

and what it isn't it is

and what is is not

 

there must be something to that

perhaps I want to not be anything

then everything will be just fine.

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

6/6/22

Reviews

[Gee]

Tis good to be humble, open, accepting but not to the point where folk treat you like a doormat...got no footprints on me Jacob :)
Hope you are well

[jacob erin-cilberto]

no footprints here, either.
thank you, Gee,
j.

[Ranger Kessel]

Not separating self or holding self in higher regard than others is what I walk away with. Thanks for listing.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Ranger...yeah, it's like that.
j.

[lightsong]

Wow! Wow and WOW! What an exceptional layered gem!!!! Too much or too less can bring troubles, balance in life is the key. BUT the essence of us is EVERYTHING surrender to that and then You are whole! "not to be anything" is not a bad thing in a different thought, it means to surrender and to be able to be anything... and everything, and apparently that's You :> superior poem with no doubt, a poem that expands to be anything and everything... Yes You did it Mr. J~

[jacob erin-cilberto]

you are very kind with your review, lightsong,
j.

[lightsong]

You deserve it all 💗

[Fabian G. Franklin]

"You is what you is and you ain't what you ain't." John Prine
I like to say knowledge has history but wisdom has discernment. Ambition is a stifling incentive. If often requires jumping through hoops not designed for old and aching bones. I'm content in my skin until I wear it out. I enjoyed the read, F.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I think I am content as well...you and I are done jumping through hoops, aren't we?

[Fabian G. Franklin]

When I was young I was like a good dog; obedient, loyal, trusting, loving and easily trained. Now I'm more like a feral cat; untrusting, aloof, independent and nobody's pet. And I bite and scratch. :)

[JE Falcon]

I must agree with what you have written here, even though doing so will deplete my last pool of independent thinking, which I like to hold open for discussion whenever someone is willing to listen without interruption. So, having said that, I think I really like what you have written, here, this poem, "Apparently". :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

ha ha, thank you for your words, JE,
j.

[Aura]

I like your use of words here, it sounds like a riddle, that i am trying to decipher.

The first stanza:

"there is something to
everything that isn't
and nothing to anything
that is too much" — is an interesting start, it makes me think about those two words, everything and anything. I often use it interchangeably but found out that they arent synonyms. Anything is usually exlusive to only certain things where as everything is inclusive of every single thing. So i interpret this stanza as you saying that there is somethjng that is included that really isnt necessaey, then theres an exclusion in which this thing thats left out causes more harm than good.

Your second stanza

"pride expands wealth
humility expands consciousness
and what it isn't it is
and what is is not" — the words in the last two lines seem to juxtapose each other. " and what it isn't it is" makes me go back to the first line in this stanza because while pride expands wealth, we might not think wealth expands pride, but it does?...the last line " and what is is not" makes me go to the second line in the stanza because while humility expands consciousness, consciousness might not expand oir humility like we think it would. Because when we are conscious of doing something it could either be a good thing, or bad thing, in which bad things wouldnt necessarily expand our modesty/humility.

Your last stanza

 

"there must be something to that
perhaps I want to not be anything
then everything will be just fine." — makes me re-read the first stanza again. The words everything and anything repeated again so i assumed the difference here. So from this i assumed you did not want to be something exclusive or certain fo specific qualities but you anted to be inclusive of every single thing that is possible, and be all that you can be.

I can see my interpretation was very long, i could not interpret this poem as a whole so I broke it down stanza by stanza. I certainly did enjoy reading your poem though!!

 

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I really appreciate this extended interpretation and its detail...thank you, Aura...
j.

[Aura]

My pleasure!

[Lisasview]

Good morning dear Jacob,
The this and that...the what and where...the here and now... the nothing and everything...
Really enjoyed your thoughts as they moved my thinking in a different direction early this morning and I thank you for that!!
Lisa, 7am in Spain

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for the read and your words, Lisa, 7am in Spain.
j.

[Lisasview]

5 hours later now and getting hot here in Spain..
Always so welcome Jacob, Lisa

[Patricia Wedel]

Apparently you know who you are and how you feel about most everything... except maybe one thing that always puzzles you...
and that might be... why did God plant Apple trees.... why not Peach trees... then Eve would have tempted Adam with a Peach.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Here, eat this peach.....mmmm....and maybe Satan is in the form of a tree frog.
he would seem less intimidating...
thank you, Pat,
j.

[Patricia Wedel]

I like your Version… thanks for the Laughter… such a Tonic. gently, Pat

[Red Brick Keshner]

It is but it isn't and when it isn't it's something else or other. Apparently, I got that but I didn't. All in the same breath, Jacob - a roller coaster of truth so coiled up and accordioned. Thanks for sharing, Frederick.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thanks for reading, Fredrick...
you are appreciated,
j.

[John the Baptist]

This one has a weirdly Biblical sound to it. Maybe like something King Solomon might have written with too many cups of Passover wine under his belt.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I could almost hear the King reciting this...
He wavered quite a bit.
thanks, John
read moreI could almost hear the King reciting this...
He wavered quite a bit.
thanks, John
j.