a sound

a sound

 

 

one glance

one Titanic glance

the bow

they bow

then

 

eternity enjoins them

all of them

and someone in a museum

dusts an artifact

and wipes away a tear.

 

 

erin-cilberto

6/23/23

Reviews

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

Very sad re the titanic
I have watched the movie several times and read a book on it
Great write Jacob I liked it

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, very sad...and still more deaths connected to it.
thank you,
j.

[Julie McCarthy (juliespenhere)]

Yes tragic
I hear the body of the vessel was not properly certified.
Thanks 🙏

[Soren]

Very nice Jacob. The news makes this pertinent but the ambiguity in the words takes this in two directions. The capital letter in Titanic made me think of the boat but it could be taken as gigantic the bow could be both the front of the boat or the gesture and the last line "and wipes away a tear" could be the tear in the hull or a tear from the eye. Loved the ambiguity.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

very insightful review, Soren.
Thank you for your visit.
j.

[Ken Simm.]

So apropos both generally and specifically. And also by degree. One asks about the grrek refugee tragedy as well. Did they make a sound? Remarkable Jacob.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your kind words, Ken,
j.

[Sami Khalil]

Long live common sense. ......

[Sami Khalil]

A sad tragedy indeed what transpired before the eyes of the world, sir Jacob. Lots of red flags went unheeded.
May they rest in peace!
An implosion sound from a sound poem.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, too many red flags and not enough sense.
thank you, Sami,
j.

[Sami Khalil]

Wow! So true. May your submersible of poetry never sink. You are welcome sir Jacob.

[AYVID N]

I'm extremely sorry for the teenage boy. I prayed God would pull them out like Jonah from the whale's belly. But then, His will be done. My heart is broken. Thank you for sharing the pain.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

that is such a valid comparison to Jonah...if only...
thank you, Divya,
j.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Oh, this is simply brilliant my poetic friend

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you, Dale...it all filled me with grief...it is bad enough we lost all of those passengers in 1912...
and their ghosts lie at the bottom of the sea, three miles down...but now five more are added to the roll.
j.

[Chris Shaw]

Such a tragedy. The world waited in vain.
So much said here dear J.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Yes, so sad...reminds us that in an instant, we could be gone as well.
j.

[Chris Shaw]

So true J, so true.