the drunk jester

the drunk jester

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto

the drunk jester

 

 

 

bootlegger poet

illegal stills

of writes hidden in trees of metaphor

take a swig,

if you're up to it

 

you'll wake up the next day

and not remember a thing.

 

 

erin-cilberto

12/19/23

© 2023 jacob erin-cilberto


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I love this. Poetry should intoxicate us. We need more bootleggers. this world is lacking in the requisite amount of poetry to make us forget our sorrows. And who doesn't need a little oblivion now and then? From someone who comes from a long line of bootleggers, drunkards, and ne'er do wells, this really hits home!

Posted 10 Months Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

jacob erin-cilberto

10 Months Ago

Thank you for your kind review, Zoe,
j.



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Clever musing, academically discovered, re-arranged - then, set before eyes that want to see, if they can. But, it's not what you see, eat or drink that re.arranges the view, it's the aftermath - whatever. Perhaps?

Posted 1 Month Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

1 Month Ago

Thank you for your review, em, and raising another one from the dead.
j.
amazing. I wonder if this is one I've read before.

Posted 1 Month Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

1 Month Ago

You might have, it's an oldie.

Thanks for reading it again.
j.
light and ashes

1 Month Ago

Of course..
anytime.
I wonder how Hemingway wrote. In the book "A moveable feast". Noon whiskey was the norm. I was told he wrote he wrote standing up by his daughter. When I drink. My my altered ego begin to write. Thank you Jacob for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

Posted 10 Months Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

10 Months Ago

my alter ego does all my writing...I am not responsible for any of it...I'm afraid....
thanks.. read more
On this site, I usually find the preferred hiding places are jungles of alliteration.

Posted 10 Months Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

10 Months Ago

And those are quite good jungles to get lost in, I am sure.
j.
I come from a family of bootleggers. My cousins made moonshine in Wilkes County, NC and in Rutherford County. I have seen actual photos of their stills and way of life in the mountains. One photo has a relative swigging from a jug as a little girl in a bonnet stands by his fire holding a rag doll. But I understand this as metaphor. Sipping the potent elixir of distilled verbiage might give one a pleasant buzz that is not too easily forgotten. The content may be lost but never the experience. I enjoyed.

Posted 10 Months Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

10 Months Ago

Never the experience....I like that.
j.
Nothing like being intoxicated on poetry, only downside is you might not remember them…..for a while….i love the line….” Of writes hidden in trees of metaphor “ very clever J.
Warmly, B

Posted 10 Months Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

10 Months Ago

thank you, Betty....means a lot...I have been feeling pretty unpoetic the past several days.
.. read more
Betty Hermelee

10 Months Ago

You’re very welcome j.
Happy holidays
B.
Excellent. I have tried letting my brew "age", but it doesn't seem to do much for it ... yours though seems to be getting only better. ~Jim

Posted 10 Months Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

10 Months Ago

Thank you so much, Jim,
j.
I love this. Poetry should intoxicate us. We need more bootleggers. this world is lacking in the requisite amount of poetry to make us forget our sorrows. And who doesn't need a little oblivion now and then? From someone who comes from a long line of bootleggers, drunkards, and ne'er do wells, this really hits home!

Posted 10 Months Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

jacob erin-cilberto

10 Months Ago

Thank you for your kind review, Zoe,
j.
love the wordplay. magical visuals portrayed.
caught in a trance reading this. wanting to escape with your words.
{enchanting poem start to finish.}

Posted 10 Months Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

jacob erin-cilberto

10 Months Ago

Thank you for the kind review, lavender.
j.

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jacob erin-cilberto
jacob erin-cilberto

Carbondale, IL



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Originally from Bronx, NY, I live in Carbondale, Illinois...teach English at a community college and have been writing and publishing poetry since 1970. I am here to read for inspiration from other po.. more..

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