the exact poet

the exact poet

 

 

i very carefully, meticulously

throw words randomly on the page

as if there were purpose

 

and i had some reverence for my genre.

Who entrusted me to write poetically minded

excursions

 

my pen was less traveled

than a five-year old kid

with a sheltered life

 

you read me and surmised

i had actually spent time

choosing each word so delicately

 

enumerating on the expansive vocabulary

of synonyms and other erstwhile condiments

that adorn a well-prepared poem

 

yet, i fool you all,

my offerings fall on the white floor of parchment

like cards in a game of 52-pickup

 

some of them face up,

but most of them too embarrassed to show

even the most careless correspondent.

 

 

erin-cilberto

5/15.22

Reviews

[duff]

A poetic battle of what satisfies us and what doesn't. The excruciating tug of war of what we choose to lay down and what gets the bin. A never ending war. We've all been there. Great stuff Jacob.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your understanding review, duff,
j.

[duff]

You bet Jacob.

[Fran Marie]

Let the cards fall where
they may; I liked the line
white parchment floor
but unlike the 52 card
pick up game your
offerings are genuine
real and do have a purpose
you have honed your craft
quite efficiently no jokers
in your deck your passion
for writing proves the purpose
brilliant piece of art..

nice work as always

[jacob erin-cilberto]

your review is very kind, thank you, Fran,
j.

[andrew mitchell]

As a writer I publish my better writes and my bad writes but that's just me not wasting a write. You write in the moment is where you took me.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, in the moment....so true.
thank you, andrew,
j.

[Chris Shaw]

It is you who has studied your art, you who is widely read, you who has an extensive vocab expanded over years. Your muse may be working hard to filter the ideas through and they come with ease, what seems a constant stream but don't kid yourself this is one sided. You are a team and work together. I know that, yes I do. That is where you took me J with this poem.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I appreciate you, Chris...maybe you understand me better than I do.
j.

[Lisasview]

Hi Jacob... Wonderful...really wonderful..
The metaphors..again are..well, wonderful..
My favourite type of read.
Feels like you are saying that when you write you do not have a plan..that your words fall to parchment..so,
your pen takes over and does the thinking and the writing...
I believe this makes for the best poetry...
I like writing like this..unplanned..just comes out of me..oh yes, I do change things around a bit or change a word or so..but never very much...
Loved it,
Lisa

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I don't do it...I am just a conduit...I feel less and less responsible for what I write....
it's a weird feeling.
thank you for your words, Lisa,
j.