when was i ever a poet

when was i ever a poet

 

 

i was trying to find a place

to haiku

 

in the interim

i wrote a word or two

 

syllables hidden in plain sight

but so, so blind

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

9/4/2020

Reviews

[Rose]

I love this so much! This poem speaks to me! ❤️

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Rose...I am glad you could relate to something i scribbled.
j.

[andrew mitchell]

The moment you took a liking to teaching English brought about a transition to Poetry I'm sure. Your knowledge of the English language really translates into fine writing of yours expressed so well with the discipline required, attached.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, andrew,
j.

[Cherrie]

I hear early morning humor laced with a thread of sarcasm.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

you have such excellent hearing, my friend.
j.

[Chris Shaw]

You have always been a poet. You will always be a poet too. No ifs and no buts and no doubt about it. All poets have self doubt.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Chris, you are kind.
j.

[Ted Kniffen]

You can haiku ... maintain the syllables ... slide a senryu sensuously in plain sight.

you write much more than a word or two.

well done j.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Ted,
j.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Such clever use of poetry and language and emotion as this pathos filled piece expresses the doubt that many artists (good artists) feel about their work. It drives them to seek perfection. Sometimes though, when like you Jacob, they reach that state it feels like failure because they remain static in their perfection of their art.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Much self-doubt...I often feel like a fraud...
that doesn't go away...i just try to keep it at bay...
thank you for the kind words, John.
j.