Adjournment

Adjournment

 

 

dusk is creepy

when the owls are silent

the deer enamored with wariness

and the air hangs heavy

with burnt autumn leaves

scurrying along the ground

fearful of the quiet

as the grotesque humans

light cigarettes in the dark

and whisper of plots

circumnavigating reason

 

behind closed doors

where transparent requiems

are allotted their minutes on the floor

 

of the Holy Church in which decisions

affecting a country

find blessing in secrecy

dangerous liaisons belabor

the idea of doing right by the parishioners

when even the owls

are wise to what's opposite.

 

erin-cilberto

10/20/25

Reviews

[Betty Hermelee]

The scene set becomes quite gloomy, scary, haunting.....and unfortunately we (the American citizens) are living through it right now! are we tied to religion? I thought there was a law passed for separation of church and state! Using the owls is a great metaphor...for we know that silence is creepy and the owls (Courts) are the deciders... and too many secrets fly around....when will the shutdown be over???
Warmly, B

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I don't if there any laws that are legitimate left...thank you for your review, Betty. We will all be starving before this shutdown ends...
j.

[Betty Hermelee]

Hi J....it's pretty scary...but the republicans can't always get their way....is we give in, no more health care for so many!
Warmly, B

[John the Baptist]

There's nothing like a government shutdown to find out where politicians really stand. Their "requiems" are just finger pointing and blame. The "owls" of the Supreme Court have said little, and the "liaisons," or deals between the parties are masked attempts to gain supremacy.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Everything you said is absolutely true of what is going on. And what about the country and us?
thanks, John.
j.

[Vol]

Jacob,
Wonderful imagery... Everybody quit, folks today don't really understand the image of a lighter and cigarette in the dark, but I've seen it all my life, fired up for 38 years... but in our cloud of near awareness time rolls, and the evil conspire, and the church falls down.
Vol

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Yes, all of that happening all at once.
Thank you, Vol.
j.

[ETERNITY]

Jacob, "Dusk is creepy" gives a hint this work is going to present things that are not so nice.
Yes, everything from the creatures to nature, itself seems to feel this "something in the air".
It's so great knowing that no matter what "man" devises, God already knows.
He will win.
Great as always. Thanks for posting.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your very kind review Dessi.
j.

[Jansy]

Jacob, this feels like if democracy were a forest and the trees decided to hold their own secret meeting under moonlight. The owls filed a motion for silence, the deer seconded it, and the leaves-burnt but loyal- took notes in rustle-speak. By the end, even reason forgot to raise its hand. I don’t know what law was passed here, but I feel its weight in the air. Brilliantly unsettling.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Jansy,
I like your review much better than the poem itself...
The Gavel is yours.
read moreJansy,
I like your review much better than the poem itself...
The Gavel is yours.
j.