Summertime Sadness
~After Lana Del Rey
I am lying under waning moon
With the world cupped between my shoulder blades and
Sun balanced on my breasts.
I have my pink nightgown on tonight
The one that smells of crushed rose and vintage dreams
My skin merges with this cloth
I am pure music
Reverberating through silver wine cup.
I want the dark to see my legs
Trail his fingers across my skin
Write dreams I will remember in ebony ink.
I feel it swell and break
Music orchestrated in the star-studded sky
Meteor shower
Spills down my ribs like water that vibrates with
Summertime sadness.
Photo by Monika Kozub
Dawn Pisturino
Exquisite imagery!
BrittnyLee
The longing in this is so eloquently expressed. So beautiful ❤️😍
Shruthi Senthilkumar
What a magnificently emotive piece, Jaya! These lines were my favourite
“With the world cupped between my shoulder blades and
Sun balanced on my breasts.”
Jaya Avendel
Thank you for this stunning comment!
Giulia
As always, your words are magical.
Cindy Georgakas
This is truly ooooh laaaa la poetry to the max Jaya. Your imagery always delights.
💖
Jenny in Neverland
Beautiful piece, Jaya. So vibrant and atmospheric x
radiosarahc
I love your poetry Jaya, you have a beautiful way with words x
D. Wallace Peach
Luscious and sensuous imagery, Jaya. This is beautiful.
haoyando
It’s almost a mythical beauty you’ve described. How nice. That’s the world we love to be in and if we are not in there, we imagine that we are.
Jeff Flesch
The form and formlessness of this write entices every sense, as the character is formed and simultaneously poured through our ears and into our hearts. Gorgeous, Jaya!
Jaya Avendel
Thank you so much, Jeff!
Jeff Flesch
You’re welcome, Jaya. Always!
hermanshermit
Gorgeous and cosmic!
Ingrid
‘I am pure music’ – and so is this poem, Jaya!
Jaya Avendel
Thank you deeply, Ingrid!
Ryan Biddulph
Great job as always Jaya. You add such vivid visuals to your poems.
Daphny Aqua
A beautiful piece Jaya, you never cease to amaze me with your words. ❤️
Eugenia
Exquisite and elegant piece, Jaya! Your words are a symphony of beauty. 💛
Jaya Avendel
Thank you so much, Eugenia!
Jodie | That Happy Reader
Beautiful piece once again Jaya! I love the description of the pink nightgown and the mention of vintage dreams.
Jaya Avendel
Thank you, Jodie! I loved putting together those particular visuals.
Nancy Richy
Lovely beyond words. You poems are heart songs and I’m carried away by their sensual melody. 🌹
Jaya Avendel
What a lovely comment, Nancy, thank you!
Pooja Mahimkar
So sensual, beautifully written!
Michele Lee
I love the idea of a nightgown that smells of crushed rose and vintage dreams. Heavenly. Your imagination is a beauty to behold! 💗
Jaya Avendel
Thank you for sharing your favorite moment of this poem, Michele!
SelmaMartin
Absolutely wonderful. May it come to be like that for you. 💗 👏
Bartholomew Barker
Gorgeous! Especially the third stanza. Hope you have clear skies for the Perseids next weekend.
ivor20
Your caressing moon-drop words play misty music in my eyes Jaya …
Jaya Avendel
Thank you for this beautiful comment, Ivor!
Cassa Bassa
” With the world cupped between my shoulder blades and
Sun balanced on my breasts.” You speak in poetry Jaya! It’s exquisite.
Jaya Avendel
Thank you ever so much, Cassa!
K.Hartless
It’s absolutely ravishing. If I may, I’d love to repost it an upcoming Saturday on Sonshinesounds.com with some of Lana Del Ray’s music. Let me know if I can showcase it there.
Jaya Avendel
I’d be honored!! I look forward to seeing it and extend my deepest gratitude 🙏
Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris
So extraordinary Jaya – truly remarkable! ❤️
Jacqui Murray
“I am pure music”–that’s gorgeous.
paeansunplugged
You sure are ‘pure music’, Jaya! Exquisite write. ❤️