One by One as One

influenced by Fabian's "Love is love"

One by One as One

from the desk of inventory

a stack of memories

collided with paper

in some strange poetic form

and love was counted

to be accurate

how many words actually got together

a marriage of unique themes

bonded line by line

I counted, I counted

them, us

what mattered

not just numbers

but hearts

real hearts, real pain, real revelry

real love.

erin-cilberto

1/6/21

Reviews

[hayzed]

Reading your work has always been a lift for my heart. I really didn’t get to read this repeatedly to make it out. Nice piece.
Been a while I came here cos of what I’m dealing but I think when my emotions collide with paper soon maybe you’d understand what that means. Thanks for always being here for me through your art. Much love

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your very kind words, hayzed,
j.

[William Michael Reeves]

I was going to read Fabians's poem before reviewing this but remembered I can't because he was apparently insulted by the Senryu I wrote for him and blocked me. Which really sucks and hurts and is a little surprising. He had just sent the longest review I'd ever gotten so I meant verbose in that sense. No insult. But your poem is great! Sorry to unload here with that.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thanks. .......

[Lisasview]

Well, I just had to read another of yours as I sit here dealing with my 7th day of cOVID.. Me..that is so so careful..and healthy..got it..Unbelievable!!
Anyway, the joy of being able to sit on a recliner and read poetry..
This one again is so clever..
L

[jacob erin-cilberto]

It just strikes these days, regardless of vaxes...

of careful...bam.
I am so sorry you are dealing with it.
get better.
and thanks for the read and comment.
j..

[Lisasview]

So annoying as I have lost over a week of my adventurist life style.
Lisa

[Kesch (Finding Julia)]

Love that last stanza, this is a truthful write here, very nicely written and expressed

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your words, Kesch,
j.

[Laz K.]

"memories/collided with paper"
I once read a very long list that contained famous poets "definitions" of what poetry is. This could be added to that list. "Poetry is when memories collide with paper."

I like it.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I appreciate your kind comment, Laz,
j.

[Cherrie]

Some of my favorite poems are the ones that crest from someone else's poem. A chain reaction. Lovely poem Jacob.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

we influence each other...and that is the beauty of our craft.
thank you, Cherrie,
j.

[Ada]

It's nice to see that the words and themes on paper had a tangible meaning in life...sometimes that's all that's left...memories are unbreakable.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your kind words, Ada,
j.

[KWP]

Nice Jacob, really nice. To look back and be reminded that we not only live but we loved, hard, true and with abandon ... How lucky we are.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you, KWP...yes, lucky indeed.
j.

[DIVYA]

So much inventory there and I marveled at how much stuff we carry in us! So much to take stock of, so much to go through and sort out!
"a stack of memories
collided with paper" ~ that line just took my heart!
Its awesome to read you today!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your very kind words, DIVYA,
j.

[DIVYA]

Welcome, my friend.

[JE Falcon]

At times the past is much like those things that you put in a drawer, thinking you'll need them someday. And when you go to the drawer to find something you think you need, all kinds of other stuff are on top. --- This was a look in the drawer, a very welcome look at what to look for.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind review, JE,
j.