a most romantic poem

a most romantic poem

gestation

then devastation

love erupts

then explodes

corrupts

then erodes

erin-cilberto

8/14/23

Reviews

[carl]

I feel a wise choice here with title "romantic" and not "love" poem. Even in love the romance most often follows the arc you have laid out. But love can have a different hopefully better transit, I think. Nice read. -carl

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you, carl. I have been to the bad part of that arc...The transit fairly bumpy.
j.

[Ted Kniffen]

Reads like every bout of love that comes along. From beginning gladness to unfulfilling sadness. So much said in do few words.

Good one j.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your kind words, Ted.
j.

[Patricia Wedel]

Romantic Rendezvous can be in Venice or in your Dreams… a thousand Arabian Nights… until the Sky becomes thunder and the wonder sinks into the Sea…. Sadly, Pat

[jacob erin-cilberto]

as usual, Pat...a most poetic reply.
thank you,
j.

[Chris Shaw]

Brevity which captures every failed relationship, from inception to death:) Fortunately, they don’t always end in such misery. Great word choice and imagery of the explosive blast.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Chris.
j.

[John the Baptist]

So that is why love is like a rose. Nothing so beautiful when fresh, nothing so sad as when time has taken its toll.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

such a poetic reply, John.
thanks,
j.

[AYVID N]

This is fantastic, my friend. In my opinion, with these words you have marked the trajectory of almost every love affair. Every love seems to have such a universal kind of fate. Loved it.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, that unfortunate trajectory...thank you Divya,
j.