relief

relief

 

 

 

the pencil sketches

insides turned out

then the lead leads me to

relief

 

were you more beautiful 

in watercolors

or was my heart color blind?

 

now in gray

you look like i remember

 

a sharpened irony

since

i never saw you before

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

12/10/22

Reviews

[W. Barrett Munn]

I am guessing the relief in gray is of the bas humbug type rather than bah.
This was quite a clever write, J.

Winston

[jacob erin-cilberto]

you get me..thanks, Winston,
j.

[Miss Sharon]

Well done Jacob...as per your always wonderful and wonder full writes. ~Sharon

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, Sharon,
j.

[Mauricio Montoya]

This is good, I draw and sometimes write, all my life, relief I seek but blind by the light there are many ways to find it but the problem we can't see what is in front.
Thank you for sharing.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

no we are too often blind to that, aren't we?
thank you, Mauricio.
j.

[Betty Hermelee]

A relief of kind since the pencil sketch was overdrawn with no eraser, no recognizable face…and that’s why you didn’t use watercolor because this face was unknown…so the grey was befitting….a relief that you did not go further!
Best
B.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

and the face still is unknown.
thank you, Betty,
j.

[Betty Hermelee]

You’re very welcome J.
Happy Hoildays!
Best, B

[John the Baptist]

The last line is revealing. Perhaps the truth was there all along, but you may not have been ready to see it yet.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I wasn't ready for a lot of things...
thank you for your perceptive words, John,
j.

[red93]

So interesting and enigmatic Jacob, how this Piece turns in on itself, and still retains its sense. Excellent ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, red,
j.

[DIVYA]

Sometimes those we haven't seen leave on us the most profound marks. Their greys impact more than a full palette blast of colours. Beautifully written!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I really like your response...it is better than the poem.
j.

[DIVYA]

Thank you. 😊

[willweb]

At least you didn't have to use the eraser, because, no matter how new and soft and pink they are, they always smear the work you have completed. Though mostly gone, a faint shadow of what was once there still remains.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, still remains...thank you, will,
j.

[Pete]

a piece of "graphic" relief. focus is always sharper with the right perspective. sometimes we see what we want to see, not necessarily what is. there are no eyeglasses for the heart ... :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

if only we could have eyeglasses for the heart. if only.
thank you, Pete,
j.