spelling bee

spelling bee

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


spelling bee

 

 

 

love is a ten-letter word

if pronounced phonetically

as commitment

 

 

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

11/20/19

© 2019 jacob erin-cilberto


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So often, commitment meets a relatively quick disregard--despite the fact that no relationship can work without it, and commitment is what marriage vows are all about.
Perceptive little write, J!

Posted 4 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

4 Years Ago

thanks Jimmy....most definitely there needs to be the big "C" word or love is doomed from the start... read more
Looks like it is also 8 reviews for 4 letters

Posted 4 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

4 Years Ago

ha ha, thanks, Dave,
j.
I’ll think again then :)
Nicely put, Jacob.

Posted 4 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

4 Years Ago

thank you, DIVYA...
appreciate you.
j.
DIVYA

4 Years Ago

You’re welcome always :)
Clever piece of brevity Jacob. Love certainly needs commitment. I am smiling at Lorry's response :)

Chris

Posted 4 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

4 Years Ago

thank you, Chris...and yes, Lorry is a trip isn't he?

j.
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nicely put, J. As St. Paul put it: "Love never fails . . . "

T

Posted 4 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

4 Years Ago

thank you, T.
j.
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They go hand in hand, don't they, Jacob? Symbiotic in all ways. There is no one without the other.

A clever little write. Nicely inventive.

Posted 4 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

4 Years Ago

thank you for your kind words, Doodley,
j.

I quite like luv as a spelling vary ant..... :)

Posted 4 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

4 Years Ago

thank you, Neville,
j.
This is wisdom, what do we say of hate?

Posted 4 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

4 Years Ago

have to think on that one....thank you, Cassie,
j.
Or an twelve letter word if given its medical journal name... Delusionitis...No known cure, often terminal.

Posted 4 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

4 Years Ago

i've died a few times, then,
:)
thank you, Lorry,
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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