Wisdom

Wisdom 

 

 

 

the pleading trees

stand aloof,

they almost touch God

with the height of their sinful structure

in a forest where the fires burn

eloquently

like God lit a cigarette

and dropped it in Hades

 

where Adam and Eve still play

with their own tree of knowledge

collect apples

for others to burn lips upon

find wisdom with the worms

that suck on the core like a teat

 

the trees burn, then bow

then become ash

dead Sequoias 

tall as mountains

when spring ripens

on

the pleading trees

 

God takes a last puff

drops the smoke on the ground

to ignite

 

and then in dying breaths

we all got smarter.

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

12/12/21

Reviews

[keith]

there is no god ... we should stand at the alter of denial and accept that we have avoided.
the 2nd stanza is perhaps your strongest write. perhaps mistaken we be? there is plenty of lead in your pencil. thanks

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, ABG,
appreciate your words,
j.

[Dave]

Maybe, just maybe we'll wisen up. We take all that has been given to us for granted. Too few of us look out for our "Home" without which we could not exist. I don't believe that God gave it to us to destroy, it is His much more than ours. Perhaps once again, He'll get tired of our screwing things up.
Take care Jacob - Dave

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I totally agree, Dave, with all you have said here.
thank you so much,
j.

[andrew mitchell]

Planet of the apes doesn’t seem like fiction anymore but a near reality in the future. Man creates, procreates, and destroys all things living.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, we do do that.
thank you, andrew,
j.

[Coyote Poetry]

I do believe Jacob, nature will outlast us.
"the trees burn, then bow
then become ash
dead Sequoias
tall as mountains
when spring ripens
on
the pleading trees"
I liked the above lines. I saw Big Sur rebirth after the fires in one year. We need mother nature more than she needs us. thank you for sharing the amazing poetry and your thoughts.
Coyote

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I believe so too, my friend.
thank you,
j.

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome Jacob.

[Sami Khalil]

A very wise poem. Creation has to suffer for their rebellion, for getting out of line, for temptations, for curiosity...whatever the case, we need to be careful, to not fall into traps, to live righteously and purposefully. Hard to do in many ways but we can try.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

All we can do is try, Sami...that's all we can do.
thank you,
j.

[Sami Khalil]

Yes siiiirrrr...........
You are welcome.

[Karmee]

WOW!!! Terrific write here

like God lit a cigarette
and dropped it in Hades

such amazing imagery with these words, I could almost picture this happening.
nicely written....

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, C.H.J.
j.