tiger lily

tiger lily

 

the lilies are appearing

on the side of my life

spring is ready to grow into summer

 

the heat will exhaust them too soon

and I will sweat, cutting down the fossilized flowers

a clean up of sorts,

we sweep away spring for summer to come

like a guest who torches our parlor

 

while the trees peering over the roof

just laughed

they are budding

green to the burn

 

but they will learn

then beg for autumn's 

frost to intimate 

 

winter's visit.

 

 

5/27/2023

Reviews

[Stella Armour]

I am allergic to lillies and yet i think they are so lovely and graceful.

Yes, they all blossom in turn during the summer months but few escape the wrath of Jack Frost ..

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Jack Frost is an uncaring soul.
He thinks he is so cool, but he's not.
He's just frosting on bad tasting cake.
thank you, Stella,
j.

[Stella Armour]

He is but having said that i remember the beautiful patterns he etched in ice on the windows when i was a child before the milder winters..

[Andra Dare]

This is very clever and a delightful read, Jacob.
"we sweep away spring for summer to come
like a guest who torches our parlor"

What a great line!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind review, Andra,
j.

[Fran Marie]

For everything there is
a season,... and a time for every
purpose.... comes to mind.....
The continuum of seasons each one
holding a beauty all their own ..
The Traditional Autumn still being my favorite

Lovely poem, Jacob, ...I enjoyed

[jacob erin-cilberto]

and a time to dance.
Thank you, Fran Marie,
j.

[Patricia Wedel]

The World turns and the Seasons survive as recorded
in an Almanac... planting seeds at midnight in the moonlight.
Blossoms of pleasure become our twilight ... when curtains are drawn
and secrets remain. softly, Pat

[jacob erin-cilberto]

such apt words, and your reviews, always so poetic...you have that soft touch.
j.

[Patricia Wedel]

Just doing what comes naturally. Thank you Jacob… Reading other poet’s Poems inspires me. gently, Pat

[FGFRANKLIN]

To everything there is a season. The lilies are pretty while they bloom. I enjoyed the read.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Turn Turn Turn....thank you, Fabian.
j.

[Chris Shaw]

Beautiful imagery here of the lilies in soring at their very best and then as they change with the cycle of the seasons. I have always preferred the spring. A great metaphor here J.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, Chris,
j.

[Andrew John]

Yes, always think it's weird that we look forward to a season, then, during that season, look forward to the next one. Thanks, J.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

that is so true, Andrew.
thank you,
j.

[W. Barrett Munn]

He who laughs last had to have it explained to him.

Winston

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you, Winston.
I am still laughing.

[Sami Khalil]

Seasons turns like unstoppable wheels. Age runs it tracks. Life can move forward or stop in its tracks. We feel the changes. We realize or not the journey at hand.
A marvelous poem sir Jacob

[jacob erin-cilberto]

those tracks get rusty as we age.
thank you, Sami,
j.

[Sami Khalil]

So true and well said
You are welcome sir Jacob