Pillow Talk

Pillow Talk

 

 

 

when a poet

touches another poet

a poem is born

out of silent mating

the mime endorses

secret verbs

nudging nouns

a poem is born

and there is a voice

 

but aloud

only utter stillness

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

10/24/22

Reviews

[andrew mitchell]

Like a butterfly to a flower. The whole ritual of the dance is short lived. Yes the intimacy of a poem reaches out for a connection between thoughts sometimes waiting, waiting, waiting… and then an opinion is born, and shared. But from the aftermath from thoughts moving on, one sees many gravestones - a writer’s cemetery.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for this insightful review, andrew,
j.

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Jacob… the Stillness of your Poem has Rocked me to that Place where Morning Glories sing and Trumpets spread the Proclamation of the King. Amen… Pat

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Pat...glad it could move you.
j.

[DIVYA]

This poem so brilliantly underlines the human connection so vital to inspiring poetry in our spirits. Sometimes, it takes so little to inspire so much. Loved this poem, absolutely.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, DIVYA,
j.

[W. Barrett Munn]

This reminds me of Frost (and Eliot and others) who strongly believed poetry is built like a wall that sits atop and is added to the existing wall. I think there is much in that idea.

Winston

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind review, Winston,
j.

[Gee]

I admire those of you that have the ability to find the words to write at will. I mostly, or so it seems, need a bit of misery to get the juices flowing.
Tis the best feeling when posting to have ones peers enjoy what is served up.
Good morning Jacob, hope all is well stateside

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind response, Gee.
hope all is well with you...
j.

[Lillian Kirsch]

I just love how the words seem to flow out smooth and almost dream like. And I absolutely agree with you my friend, this is a beautifully made piece of art.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your very kind words, Lillian,
j.

[Ken e Bujold]

wholeheartedly agree Jacob, reading poetry is what inspires one to write. Inspiration, jealousy, rage, love...you name the emotion and it is to be found in poetry. I can't fathom the idea of simply sitting on a bench waiting for a poem to be delivered by a raven circling overhead.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

although if the raven delivered it, it would be quite
interesting to read....although the theme would be over my head.
thank you, Ken,
j.

[Relic]

A lone poet in an empty room full of audible words is just an empty room, I guess. Poetry is music to poets if they're able to connect in some way and identify with the music of the poem even if they don't fully understand it. I think it's kind of like having a favorite song and finding out what he was really singing all those years later.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I like what you say here, Tim.
So, if a poet writes a poem and nobody reads it, is it still a poem?

[Relic]

In the writer's mind it is if that's what he intended. I don't know why anyone would want to keep poems to themselves but some aren't confident enough to share.

[duff]

Positive energy feeding one another. Poets can lean on one another for inspiration and its a wonderful community to be a part of. Nice job Jacob. I really enjoyed this.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I feel reading others' poetry drives mine...
and I get a kick out of those who say, "I haven't been around for awhile because I have not been inspired to write"

being around and reading and commenting is the quickest way to get the inspiration to come charging back.
thank you, duff,
j.

[softlyfall]

I love what Andrew said about the butterfly and flower... germinating life ... poets inspire one another through their poems, images and ideas and emotions and themes gathered like pollen in our butterflights.
The mime is the flower that open, has a voice, and speaks to others as a poem

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind review, Amy,
j.

[red93]

Intense, imagistic, imaginative and Excellent ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️