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erin-cilberto

12/6/25

Reviews

[Laz K.]

many lament the decline of liberal arts departments, the decline of literacy, and the absolute rule of "practical/technical skills" in life. however, maybe we shouldn't expect to be "rewarded" by a world that's mostly antithetical to everything human. rainbows serve no clear purpose. they just are, and they are a fleeting, momentary encounter with ethereal beauty. many won't notice it, but those that do, will appreciate it immensely. :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your words, Laz.
j.

[Akinlolu]

A penny for your thoughts,
and a billion for your verses...
words felt too small,
so I started speaking in pictures,
trading ink for color
and letting silence paint its own soft rush.
Thanks for checking my balance —
seems my verse-account is still afloat.
Though honestly, I spend metaphors
faster than I earn them,
and I’m forever finding stray allegories
in my pockets.
And yes, I know there’s no credit
for onomatopoeia ...
tsk, boom, whoosh ...
but you must admit
it makes the moment pop.
Anyway, keep my account open.
More images are on the way…
just as soon as inspiration
stops spending them first.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

What a wonderful response poem! Akinlolu.

Thank you.
j.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Oh, and by the by...we are no longer allowed to use pennies anymore. Our president has eliminated use of the penny. But they still look good in my collection, especially my ones from 1909. The oldest ones after the Indian Head pennies.
j.

[Akinlolu]

I don't think pennies are likely to leave will go out of language usage for a long time to come. But even if they did, they had a great run while they lasted.

[John the Baptist]

My cat uses onomatopoeia quite often, especially the hiss sounds.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Ah ha. That's a good one, John.
j.

[FlatDaddy]

I wood love to chime in hear
but awl my pomes froz
nshide my britle me today
its just 2 cold 4 poetree
mon keys refuse 2 bark

sorry but i woke froze to the bed and im in texas where this doesnt happen to we who live where heat is part of the furniture
i just cant write where my apostrophies refuse to dangle
so cold they think theyre icicles and all shattered when I slammed the door
and capitals cant stand upright

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Your review made me smile...thanks FD. I lived 30 miles south of Chicago for ten years...I wonder how you would have done there, since Texas makes you shiver and freeze up? :)))

[FlatDaddy]

I lived in Highland Indiana and East
Chicago, Indiana, for about 3 years as a child, 3 1/2 years in Germany when I was in the Air Force, and 2 weeks in Labrador, Newfoundland and Greenland, (including the northernmost Air Force base in the world as well as remote sites on the ice cap) when my band performed there as our own USO show back in about 1974; do those qualify? Of course, I'm a bit older now (78), so I think I deserve a little respect here. So whaddaya think, Mr. Freeze?

[ETERNITY]

FlatDaddy, I have folks in Dallas, Texas. Just a couple years ago they sent me photos of water coming through their roof and if FROZE SOLID like a big ole ICICLE! Hugs and really sending warm hugs.

[FlatDaddy]

Yeah, Texas cold gets pretty cold, especially when you no longer have any cold weather gear.

[ETERNITY]

correction" Houston

[Desert Knave]

LOL. This one is cute. Onomatopoeia is not the buzz it once was I guess. ~Jim

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Ha ha, guess not.

[Soren]

This one made me smile then chuckle, clever Jacob it smacks with satire my friend

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Did I smack too hard? ha ha, thanks Soren.

[Soren]

No Jacob I'm a masochist for satire

[Vol]

Jacob,
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Some poems rhyme
but not this one.

Jacob,
On my last foray into a graduate class on Modern Poetry, the professor asked the thirty or so of us, "Who among you has ever bought a volume of poetry? There were three of us, and he said, "I'm gonna do something else for a living, nobody reads poetry anymore," and he left the room. (he came back the next day) You know, the Philistines who run the world these days are not worth the bother, so just sit back down at your keyboard and clickety clack some fancy onomatopoeia right in their bowl of Post Toasties.
Who cares what they think... yeah, right, "think," don't make me laugh.
Vol

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Yes, who cares.
Thanks, Vol for the smile...even a chuckle.

[Ken Simm.]

Like all such communications I cannot agree but it does raise a smile

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Just throw it in the trash...that is what I do with junk mail, or junk poems...ha ha.
Thanks, Ken...hope you are doing well.

[Ken Simm.]

You are welcome Jacob. I'm doing better thankyou.

[Thomas W Case]

Brilliant work. This made me smile.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you, Thomas.
j.