on the Oaken inside

on the Oaken inside

 

 

 

November reeling

bare trees of a broken heart

stand naked, listless

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

11/23/17

Reviews

[Lydia Shutter]

November is the turning point up North. Often, the weather outside reflects our inner emotions. The trees are bare and emotions are raw. Well written. Lydi**

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Lydi...
j.

[h d e rushin]

the fact is is that in the Midwest, November has no real authority. It should be cold but it might be warm. Some leaves, although brownish, are still on the trees. You can got to the mall for the rush of Black Friday wearing just a jacket and scarf. But it still reels doesn't it. In fact each season reels from the weight of the previous season like having a new lover with the pictures of the old one still carried in your wallet. //// I never get tired of saying great analogy.....but again, great analogy. dana

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, and that wallet gets pretty full---no more room for the credit cards.
:)))
thank you, dana.

j.

[Jon Roggie]

Hopefully tired,
and looking towards the winter's rest.
Spring will come again my friend.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Jon...
appreciate your words.
j.

[emmajoy]

A great tree, its roots living in the dark. As so many people do in the Winter. Perhaps we should see what we see, the beauty of what's there, not what's temporarily gone from it. Tis like saying a woman is only beautiful when she's wearing make-up. Perhaps. 'In rest there is redemption and a gentle re-creation'

There are words and there are words with life.. a beautiful senryu

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, i think you are right....you have such sound philosophy....and mine is so restless.
thank you, em
j.

[emmajoy]

Allways has been a real pleasure reading your brevity.. wish i could say so much with so little.. but sadly, i'm a woman!

[Einstein Noodle]

if listless...then still alive ;) i just finished an oaken bench i have been working on ... the aroma and strength of it fresh in me noodle ...
love ... does strip us down and make addicts of us all ;}
E.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thanks for sharing...i bet it is a great bench, my friend.

j.

[Einstein Noodle]

well...i think it is .. check my new avatar ;)

[Ruth]

This, this right here, sums my emotions today...as always Jacob, phenomenal! :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Poppy...
j.

[Jimmy Yetts]

Stark and apt image.
Sensational senryu!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind review.
j.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thanksgiving, like many celebratory days is a time for reflection. November is a bleak month as the trees are stripped of their cover. And we as people despite being made of oak inside can still feel denuded and restless as we seek purpose and reason Jacob.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

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

[Anthony (aka Mr.e)]

Powerful imagery of loss and emptiness, resonating...

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Mr. e--

j.

[Gejodi]

Such a large picture with so few words! I see a cold windless morning a lonely soul standing among the tall oak trees with bitter memories of a lost love and time just passing slowly as the season changes. Thanks for sharing and Happy Thanksgiving

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, and Happy Thanksgiving back to you, Gejodi.
j.