flowers in bed with inspiration

flowers in bed with inspiration

 

 

 

a collection of Zinnias

on my front porch

more a garden with steps

and Morning Glories posted

as sentinels

and fiery Tiger Lilies

zapping the eyes

of all who dare tread intimately

 

oh, I like people

and their unextended visits

once in a while

but like a bud, not yet open

I thrive on the shelter of my own company

I write, the sound of keys heard by the world

through my screen door

a bloom in progress

 

we can have a quick "hello,

how are you?"

but my keyboard will whisper in my ear

 

"we have work to do."

So, admire my garden 

with steps for as long as you persevere

but please don't knock.

 

I have work to do.

 

 

erin-cilberto

9/28/25

Reviews

[Whisper]

Your poem blooms with quiet solitude—flowers as guardians, the porch as sanctuary, and writing itself as the truest companion. It feels both inviting and protective, like a garden that thrives best in stillness

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your words, Whisper.
j.

[Betty Hermelee]

I love your metaphoric flower distractions J or are they really?.... and maybe others too, but you must buckle down and be productive... "admire my garden...but please don't knock"....humorous I would say...
a bloom for a flower, a bloom for inspiration....to write!!
Warmly, B
'

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your words, Betty.
I just keep on trying.
j.

[Betty Hermelee]

Don't try too hard J!
B

[redzone]

ssshhhhhhuuuuush, Jacob is working, typing away, in a trance with his metaphors. Curt quietly backs off the front porch, but cannot resist the urge to pick some flowers, one of each to put in a vase and decorate the desk where I write my poetry. The Tiger Lily has caught my eye and out came a haiku:
Tiger Lily speaks
colors the world with sunshine,
Jacob, stop writing!

Tiger Lily's are quite persistent you know. They demand attention, to be adored, perhaps even needing a metaphor or two. I know this cause I was talking to the ones guarding your porch and front door. Anyway, thanks for the flowers and the very short visit.
-Curt

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Ha ha...you gave me a smile with this review. Thank you, Curt...okay I will stop writing.

[redzone]

But, just stop for a little while, maybe water those flowers and talk to the Tiger Lilies, they miss you. Okay, then back to work. That keyboard is also demanding. It's a crazy world, isn't it Jacob.

[Desert Knave]

I often find interactions with the outside world need to be put on hold while I am in a truly productive writing mode (which is not all that often lately). I like the use of the flowers as almost a distraction to the fact that, in the end, "We have work to do.". Always more work. ~Jim

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Yes, always...I appreciate your words, Jim.
j.

[Chris Shaw]

Ah those beautiful scented and coloured flowers, they can be such a distraction though it is clear your work is priority
j. I would say this is a warning to anyone who wants to get too close, that you have work to do. A gem of a poem.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your kind words, Chris.
j.

[Degare]

The work in question being madness and who have birthed tusks of gardens that make up for our own clauses of invisibility.
"Work to do":To me that sounds almost breathless, and reminds me more of Frost's ("have miles to go before I sleep), but with such deliberate contrast.
Tiger lilies definitely have the ability to electrocute your eyes.

Yeah, this one is really powerful.

Degare

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Your reviews are so insightful. Thank you Degare.
p.s. your review is better than the poem.

[John the Baptist]

Sometimes the world and its needs tend to interrupt our writing, which is what we are. The world will have to adjust its priorities, that's all.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

But will it?
Thank you, John.
j.

[—-]

I absolutely adore your poems, Jacob. I really do! They are always so interesting and different, with wee unexpected gems and unique word choices littered in. You are one of a kind, so keep ignoring those would be callers will ya?

[jacob erin-cilberto]

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

[Arundass TP]

Really I love flowers. Poem with colours of flowers. Great work

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you, Arundass.
j.