Penned Reflections
Strange how writing shifts
Down the path of memory
Where broken flagstones
Beckon to a wall of thorns
With roses on the inside.
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Dominic Alapat
A beautiful poem about the nature of thinking! And it is from garbage that some flowers grow!
Jaya Avendel
Beautifully said!
coffee and me 💖
Lovely!💖 I also made one in the same topic and I hope you read that yoo💖 Have a good day and God bless 💖
Naomi Pham
I like reading your poems. They just make me feel so relaxed and calm.
Jaya Avendel
Thank you! Writing poetry helps me relax so I am delighted to know I can pass along the feeling to you.
Joana
Loved reading your poems 💕
Jaya Avendel
🙂 Thank you!
Lisa's Notebook
I read this a few times and all I can think is how the hooks of memories are like thorns but sometimes, hidden beneath the pain, are some roses. I don’t know if that the image what you were going for, Jaya, but that’s how my mind works!
Jaya Avendel
One of the things I best enjoy about poetry is that we do not all see it the same way! Thanks so much, Lisa, for sharing how you read this.
femaleoriginal
The first two lines of this instantly made my brain go to the phrase ‘write what you know’. I think the best writing comes from writing about experience – great piece 🙂
Jaya Avendel
I agree! Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
The busy shelf
I don’t write, not like this… but every single time I attempted it, I could feel what you’re expressing here. It’s both magical and eerie, as those shifts can take you in places you didn’t know you knew
Jaya Avendel
Here you have written a poem! Thank you for your kind words.
Giulia
Writing does this…especially when you’re writing something more personal or creative. It meanders around and in the end you are amazed at where your thoughts and emotions led you, or brought out.
Jenny in Neverland
This is beautiful. And could also have so many meanings. Personally I found myself thinking about journalling and how we can delve deep into our past through it.
Jaya Avendel
Beautifully said!
Keep Calm & Drink Coffee
… the path of Memory … beautiful and scary as well as deep but warming.
Thank You!
Loved & voted
Jaya Avendel
🙂 Thank you!
A Sustainably Simple Life (@KristaAndAlison)
I love the image of being beckoned to a wall of thorns with roses on the inside. Writing has always been a therapy for me, so I picture the idea of having my words of pain laid out like thorns protecting what’s inside. It’s a beautiful picture to me 🙂
Jaya Avendel
😍 I love the way you read this; writing does so much for me too! Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
barbaraleaver
Great immagery!
Katie
I love this post. Very beautiful
Anika May
I always look back at old journal entries, and it’s amazing to see how my writing style and mindset changes over the year. Totally agree with these beautiful words!
Anika | chaptersofmay.com
Jaya Avendel
Yes! Re-reading my life story and seeing that we can all change is unbelievably inspiring. 🙂
glowsteady
This is so beautiful, and I think it could be relevant to so many different situations with the way the world is right now x
Rishika Kakar
This is so beautiful! Indeed, writings have so many varied aspects, each born differently. Voted! You’re doing a great job, Jaya 🌹
Jaya Avendel
Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts and for voting! It is much appreciated. 🙂
ecbcmanchester
Your poems are just beautiful time and time again. Thanks for sharing x
Merry
Voted! I always love your poem, Jaya! Beautiful and deep xxx
Jaya Avendel
Thank you!
alexfaithwrites
Love this. Love the connection between writing and memory, so very interesting x
Jaya Avendel
I know! Room for endless inspiration. 🙂
Kelly Diane
I love this one. There feels like a part that could continue. As if there is so many things left unsaid.
Jaya Avendel
Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts; love the way you read this piece.
Navita Bhatia
Beautiful!! I felt like you were talking about a mistake in the past. Did I perceive it the way you conveyed it or there something more that I couldn’t get? Just curious.
Jaya Avendel
I was actually musing on the many different ways of writing; sometimes I write based off what I know, sometimes I write to learn what I do not know. But always there are parallels in my mind.
That said, I love the way you read this piece! Thanks so much for sharing.
Nancy
I found myself going down a path of memory lately through one of my reflections. Not really something I wanted to go down, which felt like I was falling through a rose bush with thorns prickling, after reading this piece. Sometimes, I feel like it is needed to humble ourselves. Thanks for sharing this piece! Voted for you as well!
Nancy ✨ exquisitely.me
Love and Literature | Sophie
Beautiful poem! I’ve voted x
Jaya Avendel
Thanks so much!
aimsysantics
Another great poem Jaya! This one hits deep, doesn’t it? It kind of reminds me of when you are trying to fall asleep, and then a memory pops into your head that you don’t really want to remember. Great work…will go vote now!
Aimsy xoxo
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Jaya Avendel
Oo, love the way you read this piece! Thanks for sharing.
besondersite
Beautiful and deep!
Farrokh Namazi
I find each one of your poems, haikus and writings, meaningful and profound. Love them. May a book come out soon.
Jaya Avendel
Thank you! I am optimistic about my book too.
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Jaya Avendel
Thanks!