Nesting

Nesting

find a cliff

and fly

into your arms

are you the Eagle

to capture me?

for years i have clawed my way

back to you

with feathered frenzy

hoping we could perch together

finally

on that elusive crag

jutting out 

from a dangerous mountain of heartbreak

our own aerie 

built to keep us safe.

erin-cilberto

8/28/19

Reviews

[Kesch (Finding Julia)]

our own aerie
built to keep us safe.

Not sure what aerie is, but i did enjoy this write, this very good.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

it's a highly placed nest.
thank you, Kesch
j.

[Lorry]

And as you think how warm and inviting that crag looks if you were beside her, as she thinks it too small for two and how she needs space to preen. The exact space, give or take, that is amazingly the height, width and depth of me... I mean you.
I know that feeling like my shadow 😀

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your insightful words, Lorry,
j.

[KWP]

I just learnt a new word 'aerie' thanks for that :D

its hard to escape the pull of the perch back together ... to let the breeze pass by, or to whip into the wind just to keep the slightest hope of a grip

great visuals in this one Jacob ... X

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind review, KWP...
j.

[CD Campbell]

What people fail to realize is that eagles mate in the air and detach moments before crashing to the ground. (You can thank the tv series Wild America for that brief nugget of info) So what you're proposing is an exciting, dangerous love. It could crash or last for a lifetime, the poet seems willing to take that risk. Good on ya!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

oh wow, i really love this review...thank you for the insights on the danger both allegorically and literally...i have crashed enough...appreciate your visit CD.
j.

[CD Campbell]

You're welcome. Carry on poet, carry on.

[Puja]

The undeniable truth of predation lurks behind, if not in the literal sense but to somehow have an effect on the feelings and nature and thus the confusion. But, as is true, hope blinds all darkness which is so beautifully expressed in the poem.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind review, Puja,
j.

[Alessander]

This is textbook "extended metaphor"

What tickles my fancy is that Eagle.

Eagle's are typically martial symbols - aggressive, predatory, violent

But in this piece it's presented as a soft savior.

for years I have clawed my way
back to you

Maybe I just have mommy issues lol

But this made me think that the poem was not 'erotic' or romantic, but more motherly love.

It's probably meant to be romantic, but it almost seems like the eagle is protective of the baby eagle clawing on some craggy dangerous perch (heartbreak, world)

then it ends with 'safe' to further solidify my reading, but again, I'm sure I'm wrong, but that's sorta the impression I got.

Anyhow.

As always, you're very efficient. Pack a compact punch, like Tyson.

Good stuff.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind and extensive review, Alessander..
j.

[Lydia Shutter]

A love nest built for two, but will both stay there and be content? With the advent of the internet, a lot of "first loves" found each other again and rekindled what once was. Not sure I would even want to do that! As always, the imagery, the metaphor, the meaning....wonderful. Lydi**

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Lydi...i guess it would depend...
j.

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Jacob... so awesome to read your romantic poems lately.
You have the touch of tenderness whereupon an Eagle can be
blessed. truly, Pat

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind review, Pat,
j.

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

A beautiful metaphor poem Jacob thanks

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Julie,
j.