near the brook

near the brook

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


near the brook

 

 

 

i am a sentimental rock

granite gushy insides

a rolling stone of regret

 

love is a chip of chert

pieces of shrapnel stone

 

even gathering moss

 

i feel something

sedimentary

an air of feeling

water from tears shed.

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

11/23/22

© 2022 jacob erin-cilberto


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Beautifully felt words ;-}

Posted 1 Year Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

1 Year Ago

Thank you, willow,
j.
And with no more tears to shed, we harden to stone.
How sad to become so.

Posted 1 Year Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

1 Year Ago

yes, very sad...thank you, Ciara,
j.
granite gushy insides

Love can be shrapnel stone and cold with it.I felt the emotions here J, they touch deeply and not in a satisfactory way. A rolling stone of regret. Maybe the moss is softer with the passing years. I hope so.

Chris

Posted 2 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

2 Years Ago

I had fun with that line....I know it is kind of goofy.
thank you, Chris,
I will grow .. read more
Men are granite but with lots of oceans crying in them. Love is their source.

Posted 2 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

2 Years Ago

thank you for your comment, AJ
j.
You bring this sedimentary rock to life...so much so that it can shed tears....i like the idea that love is pieces of shrapnel stone.....near the rock by the brook that has life and love and emotion.Thanks for sharing J.
Best, B

Posted 2 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

2 Years Ago

thank you for your kind review, Betty,
j.
Betty Hermelee

2 Years Ago

You’re very welcome J.
Best
B.
Stone cold. This one rocks. I loved the line "granite gushy insides" This piece has a rock solid foundation.

Posted 2 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

2 Years Ago

thank you, Soren,
j.
They say you can't get blood from a stone but I guess tears flow freely when a flood of emotions drowns all hope. I could feel this Jacob, deeply.

Posted 2 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

2 Years Ago

thank you, will,
j.
I love the image of love as a shrapnel stone.
Even gathering moss, it retains its power to hit and hurt...
Meanwhile, memories sediment.

Posted 2 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

2 Years Ago

thank you for your insightful words, DIVYA,
j.
Could feel and see that myself. It's been a rough ride and it isn't slowing although I begin to sit on the balcony to watch it all pass me by yet much of it remains within like silt and sediment.

Posted 2 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

2 Years Ago

yes, you understand, Frederick...
thank you,
j.

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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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