Birth of Solandis
I arose from molten core
With smoke for veil and liquid fire in my eyes.
Blackened with soot
I erupted into breathless air and
Imprinted my name across your belonging.
My seafoam hemline coasts across
Young emerald grass. I discard my veil
Roil with longing dream
Merge with soil.
When I lie with my belly to the ground
I feel the heartbeat of the earth well within me.
Midnight territory clings to my skin
I dare stellify with the generations I have sprung from.
Solandis Meaning: Delicate Flower. Bear.
Photo by Tim Huyghe
Dominic Alapat
Wow Jaya! Your words capture the moment of your own/Solandis’ birth marvellously! So exotic and sublime! Loved reading this!
Navaparna
So powerful poem. Loved it💕✨
Infinite Living
Your poetry is a beautiful feeling experience to be with.
“I feel the heartbeat of the earth well within me.” – I loved reading this today on Earth Day.
Simplyalexjean
Wow so powerful – you always have a great way with words Jaya!
JoAnna
Beautiful flow and powerful feelings here! Makes me want to lie with my belly to the emerald grass and feel the heartbeat of the earth…. May her heart beat strong and long.
Jaya Avendel
Thank you for such a lovely read, JoAnna!
JoAnna
You are very welcome!
Jenny in Neverland
This is such a powerful poem, it made me think of a goddess!
Simona ~ The Grumpy Olive
Lovely, lovely words, Jaya. Always so striking and straight to the point – thank you x
Corinne
So earthy and raw! Love the imagery in this one.
Corinne x
Keep Calm & Drink Coffee
Feeling the heartbeat of the earth is something so important, so essential, and should be natural for all of us.
Thank You so much Jaya!
barbaraleaver
If only those that choose to destroy things could feel ‘the heartbeat of the earth’.
Lucia’s Fiction
So beautiful, Jaya! I learn so much about prose writing from poems💙
The busy shelf
Just how beautiful your words are… have said it before, the way you balance the darkness and the haunted feelings with delicate and frail imagery and sensations.. it’s beyond me!
Jaya Avendel
Thank you so very deeply!
Cindy Georgakas
your words are so beautifully and mystically expressed Jaya. lovely! 💖
Jeff Flesch
Absolutely gorgeous. I get the sea vibrantly here. Like when the sea meets volcanic activity, and there are transformational events occurring on a microscopic scale. Unseen, yet happening nevertheless, which reminds me of all of the unseen within us and without. Beautiful, Jaya!
Jaya Avendel
Thank you, Jeff, for sharing your gorgeous thoughts!
Jeff Flesch
You’re welcome, Jaya! Always.
Aspen Hite
Haunting and brilliant. Lots of emotions invoked. Well done!
Daphny Aqua
This poem is a beauty and what a powerful imagery, Jaya. ❤️
Ingrid
Wonderfully rich with powerful imagery, Jaya!
Jaya Avendel
Thanks deeply, Ingrid!
SelmaMartin
Aww, how I love the imagery your words brought me. Sublimely wonderful. It’s as if you write from the realms of enlightenment. I want to go there. Don’t stop. So beautiful 👏
Jaya Avendel
Thank you, Selma, for sharing such an amazing thought!
Eugenia
Beautifully magical with stunning imagery, Jaya!
Ananda
A beautiful portrait of our mystical existence . Lovely Jaya
ivor20
I found the earthy essence of the poem to be exquisite in it’s purity …
https://youtu.be/ak6sdSAcNkw
Jaya Avendel
Oo, thank you, Ivor!
ivor20
My pleasure Jaya
Unwanted Life
This was a really interesting and descriptive piece. It’s a nice use of nature and the elements to create vivid imagery with only the use of words. I look forward to your next piece
Michele Lee
Oh, my goodness, writer Jaya! An entire book could be created from this intriguing speaker. Fantastic!
Jaya Avendel
Thank you, Michele!
paeansunplugged
Jaya, so many beautiful lines! To witness such a birth is amazing! This is my favourite Jaya verse. ❤️
Jaya Avendel
Thank you for your passionate words, Punam!
Jodie | That Happy Reader
This piece is one of my favourites Jaya. Such imagery! Love “My seafoam hemlines coasts across”. Thanks for sharing.
theusedlife
Beautiful imagery! The penultimate stanza is probably my favorite. Well done!
Jaya Avendel
Thank you deeply!