‘Photographs’Published at Visual Verse!
I am delighted to share my poem, Photographs, is published at Visual Verse!
Visual Verse curates an online monthly anthology of poetry and prose written in response to its unique monthly image. It is no secret I love ekphrastic prompts and I greatly enjoyed writing Photographs!
Photographs are memories. In a time where we hold onto and treasure our beginnings and loved ones, photographs are stories.
Old photo albums and scrapbooks are a treasure to look at; tribute to a time when fading visuals were the only way to keep in touch with the faces of loved ones far away or tap into their courage and hope. I find sepia photographs somewhat grotesque and always raw.
Photographs testify to the diversity of people and places, and to individuality. Be unique in your voice. Be a ‘photograph’ in writing and in vision so original that whoever looks at you cannot steal your story because it is full of you.
Many people share the same message but only you will present it your way.
I invite you to enjoy Photographs and let go of the ways you wish to be someone else.
We have been eating from Instagram lately
Eating honest food from our
Forget-me-not-blue dishes. The plates are white now . . .
Please continue reading here and feel free to share your beautiful thoughts!
Artwork by Tom or Judy Moore
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Susi Bocks
Lovely! Congratulations, Jaya! 🙂
Yelling Rosa
Congratulations! 🙂 🙂 🙂
Caroline
This is so cool, congrats! xx
Ashleigh MacLean
You have a lovely way with words. Very emotive.
Jessica Khater
Congrats on the publication. I love your poems.
Thecaskconnoisseur
Such a lovely poem, just made me think of the happy memories of looking back at some pictures when I was young! I would love to roll back the years to be fair 😁
lynnmumbingmejia
Congratulations on another publication, Jaya! Photographs are so special in life to remember a distant memory. Read the whole poem, thank you for sharing! x
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Jaya Avendel
Thank you! I love that you enjoyed the complete piece.
bournemouthgirl
Congratulations on the publication Jaya! Photographs are so powerful to not only convey a memory but also you can feel feelings from pictures. We have so many albums and photographs that we treasure.
Jaya Avendel
Yes! Even drawings hold special memories.
Melissa Kacar
Congratulations on having this beautiful poem published! This is one of my new favorite pieces of your work! I resonate to the message and inspiration behind this poem so much – I have always loved photography and the way it captures a brief moment in time for you to hold and look back on forever. Thank you for sharing this!
Jaya Avendel
Melissa, your words make my day! Thank you for sharing what made this poem special for you.
Anika May
Congratulations! I just read the poem and loved it, I think it might be a new favourite of yours. There’s just something about the words that feel so relatable and insightful, brilliant job! I love the accuracy in just 21 lines.
Anika | chaptersofmay.com
Jaya Avendel
<3 Thank you, Anika! Given your love of words, yours are words to treasure.
Michele Lee
Wonderful news, Jaya! I enjoyed your poem.
These lines stood out to me and I reread them a few times~
“Gaze into each other without seeing
Without seeing each other
Without seeing the world.”
Bravo!
Jaya Avendel
<3 Thank you, Michele, for sharing the lines that held with you!
Dasynka
Jaya you are a such amazing poet! You have an innate gift. You know how to translate words in emotions. I really appreciate your work. Keep going on!
xx Dasynka
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Jaya Avendel
Thank you, Dasynka, for your incredible words!
Tom
Congratulations! This is such a brilliant and unique twist on the idea of consuming images, perfectly reflecting our obsession with absorbing online experiences
Jaya Avendel
Thank you, Tom! Love the way you read this.
quirkymoms486
Congratulations Jaya! Wonderful piece!
Lucy
Congrats on the VV publication! This is a beautifully thought-provoking piece. ❤️❤️❤️
Jaya Avendel
Thank you deeply, Lucy. That you enjoyed this is inspirational to me. 🙂
Lisa's Notebook
“Many people share the same message but only you will present it your way” – this is so spot on, Jaya. And I love the way you’ve correlated photographs of old with Instagram today. Visual consumption at it’s finest!
Jaya Avendel
Thanks, Lisa! Loving the line “visual consumption at its finest”. Spot on. 🙂
Keep Calm & Drink Coffee
Wow!
This poem of yours is an important “picture” of how much the idea of image, or better, pubblic image, became something like a MUST, but in all this the soul is lost.
“What forces smile to your face” is a strong expression on which your tears give back the human dimension that none should never forget.
Thank you so much!
Jaya Avendel
Writing is, in itself, also a picture! Love that you felt that. 🙂 Thank you so much for sharing your reflective thoughts.
Merry
Another great publication, Jaya! Feel so happy with all your works 😀 Congratulations x
eob2
Congratulations 🎊 dear. 😊
Kelly Diane
Such beautiful words. Congratulations on another publication. Very well deserved.
Michelle (Boomer Eco Crusader)
Congratulations. I love our photo albums and photos. I feel some of the stories and history they represent have been lost in the digital age. When my daughters were little, I was an avid scrapbooker. I scrapbooked every milestone of their lives. I was a little obsessive about it because, being the youngest of four girls, there are very few pictures of me as a child. Interestingly, though, both my daughters enjoy looking at their scrapbooks.
Jaya Avendel
Michelle, I love the way this poem brought back personal memories for you! Thank you so much for sharing. 🙂
Andrew McDowell
Congratulations! You’re absolutely right about photographs and albums.
barbaraleaver
Congratulations on yet another great poem. A thought provoking piece, especially ‘Crystalline are our eyes’.
Jaya Avendel
Thank you so much, especially for sharing the line that stuck with you. 🙂
Ingrid
I love your message Jaya: congratulations on your publication 😊
Jaya Avendel
Thank you so much, Ingrid!