by all accounts

by all accounts

 

 

 

rising cost of love---

 investment by hopeful heart

garnered no interest 

 

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

5/14/17

Reviews

[Jimmy Yetts]

Tough market.
Hook-ups are soaring; true love, in the doldrums.
Friends-with-benefits considered blue chip.
Sad senryu, Jacobsan.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Mr. Myagi!

appreciate your words...

j.

[Cassie]

This is a sad little write, sometimes we invest in things that add no interest

[jacob erin-cilberto]

you are so right, Cassie....thank you,

j.

[B]

Sometimes i think love in the 60s was so easy
now it just costs too much
quite literally
like a dead end monoply game that you didnt care to join to start with

[jacob erin-cilberto]

never liked Monopoly...ha ha.
thank you for your words, yes, love in the 60's was easier.
read morenever liked Monopoly...ha ha.
thank you for your words, yes, love in the 60's was easier.
j.

[SJ Mullins]

Love does often come with a high cost, we invest hoping things will work out; yet, it doesn't always. Well done, Jacob! :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, Suzanna...
j.

[SJ Mullins]

You're welcome. :)

[James]

Sometimes an investment needs to be nurtured...tough to get a decent return.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

so true, James...thank you.

j.

[Beccy]

Even Warren Buffet would find it impossible to set a stop loss on love; and I suspect that one of life's great mysteries will remain always so.

Beccy.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

love your insight...thank you, Beccy.
j.

[ReedWrite]

So short, and yet sooo powerful!
I love the analogy...and yet...the words are so true. I'm not sure people invest in love the way my generation did...or still tries to. There in no longer a 'happily ever after'. There's only a 'you'll do for now'. Maybe that's because noses never come up out of cell phones long enough to really get to know the prospective love...they're judged by FB entries, and creative tweets, and selfies. Powerful words, indeed!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

ah yes, the tweets, the selfies, the cell phones...new generation...instant gratification..
thank you, reedwrite...
j.

[SJ Mullins]

It's sad really...

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Another arrow through the heart of modern day love sent on the wings of a senryu. Hopeful hearts seem misplaced in today's merry-go-round of dating, marriage and bed hopping Jacob

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, John.
j.

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

When will love ever be an affordable investment again? Or a buyer's market? Will it only be a tax write-off in the end? Excellent, zinging commentary and perfect Haiku Jacob! Also love the Meatloaf line you quote in your profile!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, Annette....
yes, love Meatloaf...classic album...

read morethank you for your kind words, Annette....
yes, love Meatloaf...classic album...

j.

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

I share the love totally! And I CAN do that!