fishing for intellectual meteors

fishing for intellectual meteors

 

 

 

riffraff scatters

like night crawlers

from a flashlight

beam

 

poetic thoughts

deemed doable 

as bait

to attract readers

 

gone underground

into hiding

creation reversed

light extinguished

 

the poet closes his eyes.

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

4/2/24

Reviews

[Arundass TP]

Hmm. Loved your writing.
Interesting line

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you, Arundass,
j.

[Dave Brown]

this sounds very much like our continual mouse house hunt.
scattering riffraff is a excellent description

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you, Dave,
j.

[Lydia Shutter]

While the ideas are awake, the poet can not sleep. The unwritten lines taunt and tease us till we allow them to live on the page. Good one, Jacob. Lydi**

[jacob erin-cilberto]

They sure do, Lydi...they sure do.
j.

[Poetic Beauty]

A poet will keep writing until their days cease and their eyes close for the last time.

This is a creative way to speak of writing and that it will be finished when our lives in this world have come to a close.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

some people write poems every once in a while...but real poets do keep writing until their heart stops...the writing is their blood flow.
j.

[Poetic Beauty]

I will go long periods without writing simple for lack of picking up a pen but once I do it’s almost daily

[Chris Shaw]

There is a feeling of hopelessness in these lines. When creation is reversed and the light extinguished, it doesn’t bode well for the poet who wants to attract readers. We can all dream dear j.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you, Chris,
j,

[Patricia Wedel]

Our feathered friends drop seeds into the Weeds and soon the fields are full of Lillies and wild flowers … the Eagles are gathering to rejoice in a new beginning where Hope is planted. gently, Pat

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Let us rejoice with those Eagles,
j.

[John the Baptist]

Sometimes that light won't pick up anything, no matter. how brightly it shines. In fact, the protracted glare might just make the darkness thicker. Switch off the light. Cop some Z's.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Yes, a good idea, John...very good,
j.

[Sami Khalil]

As meteors, they flash quickly and pass quickly; a short period as in a blink of an eye.
I close my eyes to reflect within or sleep soundly.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Yes, they do flash quickly...
thank you, Sami,
j.

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome sir Jacob.