Blue Grass

Blue Grass

 

 

 

Kentucky poet,

in a slipstream

of blond kaleidoscope

her words of a countryside painting

 

a segue to understanding the romance in a pasture

of frolicking children

as the autumn leaves cascade

as if on some Coney Island Wonder Wheel

of fortune,

 

her words shape the state of mind

for a reader escaping the intrusive city life

the harsh lines and stanzas of abusive life in the streets

to bask where there are no "streets"

just back roads

and back stories

her blond wisps stranding

against her poems

 

in the dusk

by candlelight

she writes

 

a poem a day in the loft

with her cheeky grin

as she composes her symphony

maybe the unfinished one

 

she will leave for us

to punctuate

when her pages fly like swallows

over the old barn

 

where she gathered

then lost her youth

but gave us verse

 

to explain our own years

with delicate pen pricks

of savvy surveillance. 

 

 

erin-cilberto

1/19/2021

Reviews

[Paul Bell]

Am I right in thinking we gave you Blue Grass, and you's made it better?
To lose your youth in a barn and to then sing about it.
I would say that was hot and cool.
Always think if you can write something, put music to it, and then sing it. How good must that feel.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Oh, I really like where you went with this, Paul.
Thank you for engaging the poem...and be careful in those barns.
j.

[VelvetPotato]

"Kentucky poet,
in a slipstream
of blond kaleidoscope"

That is so creative and curious.

This takes me back to a simpler, happier time that I've never experienced. It is not always about the result, but the process. :) and this girl has a beautiful one.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Yes she does...thank you so much for your kind words, V.P.
j.

[DIVYA]

"when her pages fly like swallows
over the old barn
where she gathered
then lost her youth
but gave us verse"

~ you bring her picture to life. This is the best tribute to a poet...one with words that will stay with your reader, imprinted on their soul.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your very kind review, DIVYA...
yes, she is a very special person.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

The best poets can not only make you feel something but can also paint a picture so vivid it is like you are in it

[jacob erin-cilberto]

and she is that....for sure. Thank you, Cowboy!
j.

[barleygirl]

Any poet would love to be the one you're writing about here. This is the ultimate tribute, not just to the poet or her words, but to her process, her style, & the spirit of the poet. Love all the details you use to paint her moods (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Yes, she is amazing...I bow to her work.
j.

[Crowley]

Wow Jacob...this was really vibrant. You showed us a life with so many facets in so few words, I felt filled up after reading this. One of my favorites that you have written and that says it all. Wonderful my friend.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you so much for your kind words, Crowley.
She is a vibrant person and poet.
j.

[Chris Shaw]

Beautiful poem. I know her through you and have read her. She transports her readers to kinder days, country ways. Kentucky Woman. Off the beaten track.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

she is special...and I thank you Chris for your kind comments about this poem for her...
You are a treasure.
j.

[Chris Shaw]

And she is fortunate to have your great admiration :)