Empyrean Dive into Past Self
I wish to be a potato farmer struck by the lightning blight so that
I might set sail from Scotland and land, wrecked, on Virginian shores
With struggling lighthouse halo alive in the storm and
Promised silver cloud ahead.
I push my way upland on naked foot in company and
Go farther than the last footstep penetrating the lush mountain.
Torn skirt and ruptured corset
I clothe myself in emerald shadow
Discover the green flows like the roiling wave and
Meets world’s end between the
Apple orchard and fissured well.
Silk against fragile skin
The past massages my hands with seashell and snowflake
I breathe descending sky and dream of the
People I will become.
Photo by Mathilda Khoo
Cindy Georgakas
Gorgeous lines Jaya! 💕
aimsysantics
You are so talented with you way with words! These words are beautiful and so descriptive, you really bring the pieces to life!
Thank you for sharing 🙂
Aimsy xoxo
Giulia
The way you craft your words always amazes me. Wonderful.
Dawn Pisturino
Exquisite imagery!
Jodie | That Happy Reader
What an amazing piece Jaya! It’s so full of imagery. Thanks for sharing.
Aspen Hite
Such a moving piece. It took me so many different places in my imagination. Nicely done!
Kelly Diane
Beautiful words Jaya. You have such a way of writing so vividly that you can really image the place in your mind.
Cindy Georgakas
what a clever incredible fun read and you would make a good one!🌻🙏
Andrea Stephenson
In spirit you must be that potato farmer, as you’ve brought out the soul of her.
Jaya Avendel
😍 Thank you for these stunning words!
Keep Calm & Drink Coffee
Dear Jaya, you have the power to convert even concepts that people generally take to be negative, like shadow, for example, into magic.
So, since the shadow you write is emerald, it becomes precious.
I love the color green, so you have reached me with a powerful feeling.
A thousand thanks!
Dominic Alapat
What a powerful poem! How wonderfully you have retold history! Absolutely loved reading this!
Jaya Avendel
Thank you deeply!
D. Wallace Peach
Ah, that last line just pulls it all together, Jaya. What a beautiful and whimsical poem. Stunning.
(Gypsie) Ami Offenbacher-Ferris
Jaya, this is one of the most beautifully written pieces I have ever read! This resonated so very deeply in my soul, I was moved to tears. So very exquisite, your story and your prose.
Jaya Avendel
I am deeply moved by your amazing words! Thank you so much for sharing them with me.
Heidi Bruaw
So beautiful! You paint such a picture with this one. It also makes me wonder and think about the past and how my family came to be here. What experiences and thoughts did they have as they arrived in this new land? Amazing poem!
Jaya Avendel
Thank you, Heidi, for sharing such a deep comment!
Raji (@journeyintofantasy)
Beautiful poem Jaya, I loved the imagery! Thanks for sharing!
Eri Tz
I traveled with you Jaya with this. Especially the last sentences were my favourites 💜
Jaya Avendel
Thank you, Eri!
Shruthi Senthilkumar
What a breathtaking piece! I really love these phrases-
‘struggling lighthouse halo’,
‘World’s end between the apple orchard and fissured well’
‘massages my hands with seashell and snowflake’ and ‘the descending sky’.
The imagery is exceptional and so is the symbolism.
Jaya Avendel
Thank you deeply!
Rayo
What a beautiful poem Jaya. The last sentence depicts such a powerful imagination of what she might become once she takes the bold step. Your imagery is beautiful
Pinecanvas
Amazing use of word and a very deep poem. Loved it.
Baby Boomer Super Saver
A beautiful poem, Jaya! Captures the hopes, dreams and journey of everyone who wonders “what if?”
Daphny Aqua
This is a beautiful piece Jaya, and I love the transformation you took along the way. ❤️
Lauren
You are so talented with your writing and really great beautiful imagery for your readers. I like the line “I clothe myself in emerald shadow”. I always enjoy reading your pieces Jaya! Thank you for sharing!
Lauren – bournemouthgirl
Penny
”I breathe descending sky and dream of the
People I will become.”
wow…This is so deep and so beautiful… your poetry always awakens different emotions in me! I love this one, the imagery is amazing. Thank you so much for sharing your talent with us, Jaya! x Penny / http://www.whatdidshetype.com
Jaya Avendel
Thank you deeply, Penny!
Jenny in Neverland
“I clothe myself in emerald shadow” UGH that’s a stunning visual!
Jaya Avendel
Thanks a million, Jenny!
Ingrid
A deeply wonderful self-affirming dive, Jaya!
Jeff Flesch
This poem speaks to me of the transformative power of taking action in life, fulfilling ones dreams and destinies thorough deep conviction and love. Beautiful, Jaya! I love this!
K.Hartless
Amazing journey. I love the abundance of green both in the traveling and the arriving. That ‘lighthouse halo’ both beacon and saint awaiting a traveler. You leave us with lungs filled with imagination of what lives came before and what could lie ahead. Fantastic poem, Jaya.
Melissa Kacar
“I breathe descending sky and dream of the people I will become” is such a beautiful closing line. The imagery throughout this is so powerful! Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful piece!
Corinne
Love this! There are so many possibilities of the type of person we will be!
Corinne x
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Infinite Living
“Silk against fragile skin
The past massages my hands with seashell and snowflake
I breathe descending sky and dream of the
People I will become.”
Just absolutely stunning, breathtaking beautiful!!
ReadAndReviewIt
Oh Iove this so much – it’s such a beautiful piece! The lines about the emerald shadow and past massages really stood out to me in particular, you painted such a strong image. Thank you so much for sharing x
Michelle (Boomer Eco Crusader)
Love this. It conjured up such vivid images of an ocean voyage! Thanks for sharing.
Her Digital Coffee
What beautiful imagery! I loved the line “I clothe myself in emerald shadow.” Another breath taking piece, Jaya! Thank you so much for sharing!
Jaya Avendel
Thank you deeply!