Celso G. Tertins

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One night affair

Posted Dec 24, 2024 · 20 lines · 1 critiques

the motel room was only a room
with her in it
In her absence it was
stillborn womb of plastic furniture,
trail of wet footsteps like afterbirth
led to ashes from her last cigarette,
smeared in the bathroom sink
filter tip-stained magenta,
or might be pink,
hard to tell with this myopia.
she had left in a hurry,
with last moonshine kiss
before dissolving in blue haze
without looking back.

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I turn on the flatscreen
to sanitize this necrotic silence
eating my bones
only for it to sing mockingly.

C.L
12.22.2024

Celso G. Tertins’s timeline

December 2024
26 Thu

Received a critique
on One night affair from @Sen99
"You have crafted a creative little poem. The title is self explanatory, the language is good, the word choices interesting, some vivid images of a room, furniture and it contents, it sets up a visual scene and resolves…"
24 Tue

Posted a poem
One night affair
"the motel room was only a room"
Open thread 20 lines
November 2023
02 Thu

Received a critique
on Turning 30 from @M4GG0TM3NT4L
"Short but sweet, very good pacing. a little vague but i think you are meaning to convey fear of aging and mortality. (or i am just projecting). the language use is very pretty. i really like the line about mushrooms. i…"
02 Thu

Posted a poem
Turning 30
"Coffee steam loses struggle"
Open thread 9 lines
October 2023
16 Mon

Received a critique
on 10/15/2023 from @Lavender
"Hello Celso, A world filled with chaos. The final two powerful lines express just how small we are, and our arrogance and chaos are so futile and destructive. Thank you, L"
15 Sun

Posted a poem
10/15/2023
"I have not lived standing"
Open thread 22 lines
15 Sun

Critiqued
"THE YEARS IN BETWEEN" by @Twizzle48
"this gives me a bit of emotional dread considering i'm nearing thirty. well, maybe that is life. Thanks for sharing."
15 Sun

Critiqued
"Psithurism" by @Lavender
"at the end of the day, we all want the same thing. a day of peace and filled stomach. such a wonderful call for peace."
August 2023
17 Thu

Anniversary
One year of membership
09 Wed

Received a critique
on i flew from a dream in a winged horse. from @Lavender
"Hello, Celso! So...the incredible songwriter, Don McLean has innumerable songs which are so luscious and magical - but they have specific references to specifics things in order to be fully appreciated. This is how I fe…"
09 Wed

Critiqued
"Hot Summer Nights..." by @Geezer
"hot summer nights certainly has a knack for making memorable moments and you've fully encapsulated that very feeling in this piece. well done!"
09 Wed

Posted a poem
i flew from a dream in a winged horse.
"there was a winged horse waiting for me"
Open thread 19 lines
July 2023
27 Thu

Received a critique
on grim from @Lavender
"Hello, Celso, It seems it's been a while since you've posted. Hello! Perfect title. The morning after the hurricane/typhoon hit, the in-between until the next possible storm. An overwhelming sadness, exhaustion and view…"
26 Wed

Posted a poem
grim
"cooled air meets"
Open thread 25 lines
March 2023
21 Tue

Received a critique
on a coward's request from @Candlewitch
"congratulations! *hugs, Cat"
12 Sun

Received a critique
on a coward's request from @Lavender
"congratulations! L"
12 Sun

Received a critique
on a coward's request from @Geezer
"your win! ~ Geezer. ."
11 Sat

Contest commendation
Neopoem Of The Week March 5th to March 11th 2023

with "a coward's request".
07 Tue

Posted a poem
a coward's request
"strands of spiderweb glistened on blue moonlight"
Open thread 19 lines
January 2023
31 Tue

Posted a poem
I grieve.
"i grieve,"
Open thread 46 lines
November 2022
26 Sat

Posted a poem
i wonder.
"sun drags itself past pieces of broken ceramic clouds"
Open thread 12 lines
12 Sat

Posted a poem
city on wheels.
"on a faraway island, there's a road,"
Open thread 18 lines
06 Sun

Posted a poem
mosaic
"there it is again,"
Open thread 16 lines
October 2022
25 Tue

Critiqued
"CHURCH FOR YOU (Edited)" by @Ray Whitaker
"well deserved win. though might come off as bit controversial to the more conservative due to its religious elements, i trust as poets, we are all open-minded. congrats. the world is our temple."
24 Mon

Critiqued
"Realizations in the Darkness" by @Rosewood Apothecary
"Although our circumstances may be different, i feel this poem slides like a puzzle piece in some moments of my life. same shape although of a different pattern."
24 Mon

Posted a poem
too close to ignore, too distant to love.
"loneliness seems twice its mass"
Open thread 18 lines
17 Mon

Critiqued
"GIFT OF NATURE" by @Jackweb
"reminds me a bit of joyce kilmer's poem, trees. but this poem feels more about a vast beautiful country with many diverse lands in it. a showcase of earthly beauty."
11 Tue

Posted a poem
insectoid
"a train of a billion ravenous centipedes"
Open thread 16 lines
08 Sat

Contest commendation
Neopoem Of The Week Contest October 2nd to October 8th 2022

with "black 'n white.".
08 Sat

First contest commendation
Neopoem Of The Week Contest October 2nd to October 8th 2022

with the poem "black 'n white.".
September 2022
30 Fri

Most-discussed work
the afternoon before the great storm

12 critiques to date.
14 Wed

Critiqued
"Trip down memory lane (Vanishing naivety)" by @darigeorgieva
"oh i see. i'm sorry if it came out wrong, i didn't mean anything bad at it. i am just really slow sometimes and i am not a native english speaker myself but the way you are able to write a poem and being such a young ag…"
12 Mon

Critiqued
"Trip down memory lane (Vanishing naivety)" by @darigeorgieva
"just curious, is this an english translation? i'm finding it hard to grasp some parts of it, maybe i'm just being slow-witted as always. anyways, "my morning put on your other lonely song" struck a chord in me. maybe i'…"
10 Sat

First critique offered
on "I Have Seen Death" by @Mr joghe
August 2022
17 Wed

First publication
day of birth (since unpublished)
17 Wed

Joined Neopoet
Membership begins

First poem published 1 days later.

About Me

About me

I am from the Republic of the Philippines. I enjoy reading sci-fi novels in my free time and love the outdoors and hiking.

All writings are original and copyrighted ©

Location: Republic of the Philippines.

Favorite Poets

Pablo Neruda

Allen Ginsberg

F. Garcia Llorca

Langston Hughes

Contest Wins

Winning Submission	Contest	Contest Date
a coward's request	Neopoem Of The Week March 5th to March 11th 2023	5 March, 2023 – 11 March, 2023
black 'n white.	Neopoem Of The Week Contest October 2nd to October 8th 2022	2 October, 2022 – 8 October, 2022

on One night affair from @Sen99

on Turning 30 from @M4GG0TM3NT4L

on 10/15/2023 from @Lavender

"THE YEARS IN BETWEEN" by @Twizzle48

"Psithurism" by @Lavender

One year of membership

on i flew from a dream in a winged horse. from @Lavender

"Hot Summer Nights..." by @Geezer

on grim from @Lavender

on a coward's request from @Candlewitch

on a coward's request from @Lavender

on a coward's request from @Geezer

"CHURCH FOR YOU (Edited)" by @Ray Whitaker

"Realizations in the Darkness" by @Rosewood Apothecary

"GIFT OF NATURE" by @Jackweb

"Trip down memory lane (Vanishing naivety)" by @darigeorgieva

"Trip down memory lane (Vanishing naivety)" by @darigeorgieva

on "I Have Seen Death" by @Mr joghe

day of birth (since unpublished)

Membership begins

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