Nomenclature
I plait flowers into my hair each night
Cosmos and prodigy purple holy basil
Spearmint leaf and ancestral red roses.
The braid falls to my tailbone
A second spine
Lacing its way down my flawed skin.
In midsummer dreams I sleep
Absorbing the essence of these
My fae ribs.
Photo by Shot by Cerqueira on Unsplash
Nomenclature: a system of names or terms, or the rules for forming these terms in a particular field, as in the arts.
Dominic Alapat
A beautiful poem with such fine imagery, I can almost smell the flowers!
Richie
Hi Jaya.
Another beautifully written piece, thank you.
I’m curious – when you write something like this, does the whole thing come to you all at once or do you get one bit and then have to wait for a while before the next bit falls into place?
Jaya Avendel
Delighted you enjoyed it, Richie!
I do not often like coming back to a piece, as I feel my train of thought is jolted by absence, so I try to complete a poem in one sitting. Since I write by hand, when I type it into a Word document, the original poem often changes slightly several times before I hit publish. So, I do it all at once, but am also open to the bits falling into place over time. 🙂
Corinne
Love these so much. I used to write loads of poetry and reading this always makes me want to go back to reading! They’re on deviant art if you want to have a look! https://www.deviantart.com/inmyroom
Jaya Avendel
Delighted to take a look, Corrine, thanks for sharing! “I didn’t know what to expect” was particularly evocative.
Brooke Ressell
This may be my favorite yet, Jaya. I love all of the imagery and how it flows so effortlessly.
Diana
How delicately beautiful! Makes me want to braid my own hair now. 🤗☺️🌹❤️
Jaya Avendel
Delighted to inspire such feeling! ❤️
GWT
Your words, sentences… Beautifully laced together!
Ruth| Ruthiee loves Glamour
Beautiful piece as always! This part “The braid falls to my tailbone. A second spine. Lacing its way down my flawed skin.” did it for me. It’s funny how your poems can bring beautiful images to my mind. ❤
Jaya Avendel
You name my favorite lines from this poem, Ruth! So happy you enjoyed.
barbaraleaver
Love the way the words flow and the analogy of another spine from nature
Gabriela Marie Milton
What a beautiful piece:
“The braid falls to my tailbone
A second spine”
Splendid.
Jaya Avendel
Thank you, dear!
Gabriela Marie Milton
My pleasure.
xoxo
Keep Calm & Drink Coffee
“A second spine” so much magic to be able to reach the heart!
I loved reading it.
Braid of colors, flowers and perfumes!
THANK YOU DEAR!
glowsteady
Such beautiful imagery here!
Jeff Flesch
Wow, Jaya, that is delightfully elegant and beautiful.
Jaya Avendel
Thank you so much, Jeff!
Jeff Flesch
You’re most welcome, Jaya!
Bartholomew Barker
Yeah, great imagery. I never thought of putting spearmint in my braid.
Jaya Avendel
Hopefully there is some smell too! 🍃😆
notontherocks
Profoundly evokes the senses. Beautifully done 😊
Jaya Avendel
<3 Thank you!!
eob2
Ah…once again a beautifully rendered symbiotic relationship. 🧚🏼♀️ 🌺 dreams
Jaya Avendel
Your words 💞 me.
Ingrid
I love the imagery here Jaya!