a page of delusion

a page of delusion

yearbook photograph

nothing written underneath

remembering us

erin-cilberto

11/18/17

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

oh this is a jewel in the crown...so poignant and so relatable to most ... not cool .. not a jock .. not brawny nor dancer ... stuttered over women and feet ... couldn't quite master a "B" .. i love this one a lot
E.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you kindly, E.
j.

[Kasey Miriam]

It's amazing how just a few lines can be so powerful. Just like how so much can change in even just a few years. Yearbooks are memories of who people were. Now many of the people I went to school with either died far too young, have some messy relationships where no one can decide what they are. They're single mothers with more on the way, or the few of them that made it to happy engaged and even fewer happily married. It makes me sad that the happy kids in the photos are so unhappy now.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for sharing your thoughts on this piece, Kasey...
appreciate your visit.
j.

[Jimmy Yetts]

Melancholy mood.
The things we notice so often reflect what we're feeling. Perhaps, at the time, your relationship was an absolute given; one almost lessened by any form of commemoration.
Hard-hitting senryu!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, was a given...a really good one...no returns...
thank you, Jimmy.

[Coyote Poetry]

The things we didn't do. Effect us more than the mistakes. A lot said in the few words my friend. Thank you Jacob for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[jacob erin-cilberto]

so true, Coyote, so true...

thank you.

j.

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome Jacob.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Indeed photos, especially those taking us back to times past, need no epitaph. Lovely senryu, depictive brief and to the point Jacob.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, John...

j.

[Diane]

I like this. Almost flashed back to the days in school. Almost.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Diane--

j.

[Paul Bell]

Sort of glad they don't do yearbooks in Britain.
Sure mine would have read.
Thank God he's gone.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I very much doubt that, Paul...

thanks for stopping by this piece..

j.

[Shy Joe]

Yearbook, just a chapter in the book of life. I prefer current installations. Editing, ongoing.

It is nice to reflect on those memories though. Makes you wounder if old friends and classmates think of you from time to time. Time is generally kinder to the book than the subject. We probably treat the book better.

Enjoyed your poem. Thanks for sharing.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

what we thought we had that maybe we didn't ....
thank you for your words, Joe.
j.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

When I do back and read what people wrote in my yearbook I am surprised by what some said and try to remember why.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for reminiscing with me, Dale.
j.

[samiha zubair]

Beautifuly expressed, a memory calling us containing lessons too. And still a memory.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

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