Tuesday's Sigh

Tuesday's Sigh

vulnerable

the willow branch

immersed in soil

safe for keeping

searching for a life

of its own weeping

erin-cilberto

10/15/24

Reviews

[John]

A Haiku like resonance. I love the way the single word vulnerable takes us straight to the heart of the poem. Also, almost like an accidental rhyme, weeping and keeping suggests a compulsive, endless, repetitive search. For what exactly, the reader can fill in the blank.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind review, John,
j.

[John the Baptist]

Some seem to lead lives of security, but perhaps that very security makes them ill prepared to deal with life's harder edges.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I feel that is quite true, John,
j.

[decipherresoluti]

Hope + Time = Disappointment + Hope

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you, decipher,
j.

[Fabian G. Franklin]

At least her bark has salicin if she cries herself into a headache. Young willows are very flexible too so I'll hope for a speedy recovery and a spring back to life.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your words, Fabian,
j.

[Vol]

Erin!,
Does that work? Willows from cuttings? I've planted many willows, and outlived them all... sigh.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Yes, ours was proof, many years ago our neighbor gave us a branch from his tree...Ours flourished, his died.
j.

[Vol]

Erin!
Hahaha! Ain't that the way it goes... Of the myriad subjects that are obvious for us all, trees rank high... I have been a wood sculptor and think of maples and cherries and walnuts as jewelry... I love them all.
Vol

[JD Major]

Hope + Time = Disappointment + Hope
a brilliant metaphor, Jacob! Well written, tight, not a wasted word :)
JD

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you kindly, JD,
j.

[Soren]

We all have our own vulnerability even though we think we are grounded life is full of pain. Thought provoking

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your words, Soren,
j.

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Jacob.. your poem seems to embrace my feelings… a Willow Branch embedded in the Earth to hold my breath until Life is easier to 🧭 Navigate. gently, Pat

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I will help with that Willow Branch.
thank you, Pat,
j.