from her cheek to mine

from her cheek to mine

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto

from her cheek to mine

 

 

 

bitter blue skies

i am a cumulus

lover

 

accumulating rain

in a heart

deprived of shelter

ravaged by the storms

of discontent

 

forever changed

weathering life

 

summarily sutured

as if the 

surgery were a teardrop

 

that fell from her cloud.

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

© 2021 jacob erin-cilberto


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dearest Jacob... I know the feeling you have painted in my repertoire of aches and pains... thankful for this time on Earth... although we cannot linger forever... we can appreciate the kindness given to become a forever Fan of Grace unbridled.... Young Eagles will raise their fledglings to be poetic when Life is difficult to Navigate. gently, Pat

Posted 7 Months Ago


Dear Jacob… your Poem reminds me of the Movie Wuthering Heights…. . Life can be tragic at times. Some people are like Flowers that have Romantic Perennial Tendencies. My Life has been like Wild flowers but I keep cultivating the Vintage Roses. Prayers and Blessings should be the Botanical Names of many flowers. Heather and Heaven on Earth. tenderly, Pat

Posted 9 Months Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

9 Months Ago

thank you for digging this one back up, Pat,
j.
Patricia Wedel

9 Months Ago

My pleasure, Jacob… you cultivate a Garden in all our Hearts.. where Marigolds and Dragons Breath .. read more
And folks, that’s how you write a poem!

Posted 3 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

3 Years Ago

thank you for the kind words, Pat,
j.
Such beautiful metaphors
Love this Jacob

Posted 3 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

3 Years Ago

Thank you, Julie,
j.


I see ya got the tears sewed up perfectly .. now what ya gonna keep em in
If I am reading this proper, then this is great .. if I'm reading it wrong, then it's proper great ..

N.


Posted 3 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

3 Years Ago

in a little baggie....
thank you, Neville
the site will not allow me to post now...at .. read more
Neville

3 Years Ago


......... it has got me too jacob ... if I manage to get in .. spits me out mid message or r.. read more
I loved how you used the words Jacob.
"accumulating rain
in a heart
deprived of shelter
ravaged by the storms
of discontent"
I did like the above lines. You said everything needed. Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

Posted 3 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

3 Years Ago

thank you for your kind words, Coyote,
j.
Coyote Poetry

3 Years Ago

You are welcome Jacob.
I have hope for the future. love is like an integer, excluding itself, it is always equal to itself. It is never larger, nor more pure, than the soul that pitches it's doctrine. Great title for a troubled land.....dana

Posted 3 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

3 Years Ago

thank you my friend,
j.
Don't you just hate when a reviewer grabs the reserve parachute and just tells you that this is just so good on so many different levels that it makes me dizzy trying to even count the amount of aforementioned levels, so I best stop and have a lie down? I mean, okay you might appreciate the sentiment and all, but at the same time smile wryly, or wry smiley and think saying "this is a poem!" would have been as equally observant 😊



Posted 3 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

3 Years Ago

you are too funny...I just hope you don't parachute into the trees...that is dangerous.
j.
Lorry

3 Years Ago

I had to read it 4 times before realising any comment would be superfluous as its greatness is obvio.. read more
This looks simple interesting poem good work

Posted 3 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

3 Years Ago

thank you, Arundass.
j.
I pictured a naked heart trying to stand on its "feet" through a hurricane. We are forever changed after going through every experience in life, but more so when it is a sad experience I think. Empathetic souls feel the pain others are going through almost as strongly as they feel their own pain. Lydi**

Posted 3 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

3 Years Ago

I think that is true, Lydi...no doubt it is true.
thank you,
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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