the drunk jester

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

Reviews

[Zoe Richardson]

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!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your kind review, Zoe,
j.

[Coyote Poetry]

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

[jacob erin-cilberto]

my alter ego does all my writing...I am not responsible for any of it...I'm afraid....
thanks, Coyote,
j.

[John the Baptist]

On this site, I usually find the preferred hiding places are jungles of alliteration.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

And those are quite good jungles to get lost in, I am sure.
j.

[FGFRANKLIN]

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.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Never the experience....I like that.
j.

[Betty Hermelee]

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

[jacob erin-cilberto]

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

[Betty Hermelee]

You’re very welcome j.
Happy holidays
B.

[Desert Knave]

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

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you so much, Jim,
j.

[living lavender]

love the wordplay. magical visuals portrayed.
caught in a trance reading this. wanting to escape with your words.
{enchanting poem start to finish.}

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for the kind review, lavender.
j.

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

You can do a lot when you are drunk and not recall I know
Great write

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your kind words, Julie,
j.

[Chris Shaw]

Temptation can lead to trouble. Not wise to take a swig if there is any chance of not remembering anything the next day. Nothing pretty about a drunk. I have known a drunk jester or two in my years. It didn’t end well. Better to bite your tongue than to let it run away with you. Some won’t pay heed, they will just do it anyway.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Yes, much better...thank You, Chris...
j.