standing taller

standing taller

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto

standing taller

 

 

 

white trees

the dark silt beneath---

 

cold front comes in

freezing rain of conscience 

 

that soil stays rich in moisture

may be tears,

may be just the white trees

shedding their icy image

and regaining their own color

 

a blend of many.

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

1/14/17

© 2017 jacob erin-cilberto


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Being able to renew yourself may lead to seeing things in a different way. Self-improvement often occurs after a time in the cold of self-doubt.

Posted 7 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

7 Years Ago

yes, it does, Pale...you are so right.
thank you for the read and words,
j.
You've buried your heart beneath that monumental soul tree. It grows there...safe....nourished by energy. Energy not wasted on day to day world's. It's time to start shedding.....

Posted 7 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

7 Years Ago

thank you for your words, Queenie.
j.
This speaks to me of a kind of optimism at best - shedding is usually good for renewing purposes even shedding tears - or wishful thinking at worst.
The soil beneath the trees has been nourished - the grass roots may be showing - things may be looking up. (taller)
Striking imagery Jacob.

Posted 7 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

7 Years Ago

thank you for your kind review, Tony.
j.
A snapshot and the change of nature from one state to another. Your words get me out of a mood Jacob.

Posted 7 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

7 Years Ago

thank you, Ken...hope it changes your mood to the positive.

j.
We are ne with nature, nature is one with me.

Posted 7 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

7 Years Ago

thank you for your words, Dale.
j.
This leaves an empty feeling of the in-consequence of passing loves and loves missed. The frosted images are stark and effective Jacob.

Posted 7 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

7 Years Ago

thank you for your kind words, John...

j.
You have quite the imagination when you interpret that are many sources for the tears' existence, all of which don't predictably come from humans.

Posted 7 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

7 Years Ago

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

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jacob erin-cilberto
jacob erin-cilberto

Carbondale, IL



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Originally from Bronx, NY, I live in Carbondale, Illinois...teach English at a community college and have been writing and publishing poetry since 1970. I am here to read for inspiration from other po.. more..

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