Supine Estate

Supine Estate Poem

Crystalline Madonna vase

Tissue scalp wrinkled

Queen Anne’s lace

Stings ivory alongside

Snapped gladiola

Hawkeyed bride

Whalebone corset and ridged gown

Glass and leather shoe

Chocolate brown

Spray of tarragon

Salty dawn.

Photo by Jade Stephens

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37 Comments

  1. Victoria Marie Lees

    My first time at your blog, Jaya. What an artistic blog it is. Truly beautiful and contemplative. Your poem is superb. I love the crisp verbs. Powerful. Evocative. Wish I could paint. The photograph is inspiring, too. All best to you!

    1. Jaya Avendel

      What a wonderful comment! Thank you so much.

  2. Joni caggiano

    Lovely, I can see her sitting here.

  3. Jenny in Neverland

    This is beautiful! It felt very regal to me x

  4. aimsysantics

    Wow, what great words. i can just imagine the dress/corset being put on and pulled tight with your words.
    thanks for sharing another great piece!
    Aimsy xoxo

    1. Jaya Avendel

      What a lovely read, Aimsy!

  5. luisa zambrotta

    Great imagery 🙏🙏🙏

  6. Lamittan Minsah

    Such a beautiful discription with a great and outstanding diction. Good work here, my friend. ❤

  7. Jeff Flesch

    Your talent to conjure and evoke exquisite imagery always stuns. I particularly enjoyed the feeling and imagery of “chocolate brown” after the slipper description; and of course, “salty dawn” evokes numerous memories and images for me of time spent at the sea. Gorgeous write, Jaya!

    1. Jaya Avendel

      Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Jeff!

      1. Jeff Flesch

        You’re most welcome, Jaya! Always.

  8. Kimberly

    Such beautiful imagery

  9. ellegracedeveson

    You are simply one of the most talented writers I’ve ever come across. You write with such grace and it always ends beautifully. Thank you for sharing this with us lovely! Xo

    Elle – ellegracedeveson.com

  10. Deeksha Bhardwaj

    So beautiful!! This paints such a vivid scenery and I love it, Jaya👏🏼👏🏼🤩

  11. Aspen Hite

    This is simply spectacular! Nicely done! 💜

  12. Infinite Living

    Such layered depth and beauty as your poem progresses!

  13. Her Digital Coffee

    What a lovely poem Jaya. This felt super nostalgic to me for some reason, it brings back lovely spring memories. Thank you so much for sharing!

  14. Ingrid

    I love this, Jaya: such striking and powerful imagery!

  15. readandreviewit1

    This is such a beautiful piece! I love the imagery of the hawkeyed bride and I think the reference to Queen Anne and the slipper are both really fascinating too. Thank you so much for sharing x

  16. Daphny Aqua

    The art and words compliment each other so brilliantly Jaya. ❤️

  17. Lisa's Notebook

    Elements of Cinderella with the glass shoe, Jaya? But I love the instant image your phrase, “hawkeyed bride” conjures up for me!

    1. Jaya Avendel

      Thank you, Lisa!

  18. Melissa Kacar

    Your words paint such a vivid picture of the scene, so beautiful! I loved reading this, thanks for sharing!

  19. Michele Lee

    Feels like a thousand stories and a lifetime wrapped in your words. Beautiful work, writer Jaya. 💖

    1. Jaya Avendel

      Thank you, dear Michele!

  20. Garry Morris

    “Hawkeyed bride

    Whalebone corset and ridged gown”

    Especially loved these lines.

    1. Jaya Avendel

      Thank you deeply, Garry!

  21. Dominic Alapat

    Your lines in this poem are so spare and sharp! And they also have this beautiful sound! Wonderful writing!

  22. Jacqui Murray

    A beautiful mix of words.

  23. SelmaMartin

    How beautiful.

  24. colstevenson

    I love the flow of images that you evoke here – each line is a new image, tied loosely to the ones before and after, and the reader gets to flow through and see the unmentioned connections between them. Each read adds more to the imagery. Thank you for sharing.

    1. Jaya Avendel

      Thank you for this wonderful comment!

  25. Jodie | That Happy Reader

    This is such a lovely piece! I love the beauty that radiates from it. Thanks for sharing Jaya.

  26. paeansunplugged

    Exquisitely drawn images…each better than the previous one. ❤️

  27. Penny

    Love this oh my God! The imagery is beautiful, the lines follow each other so smoothly… you are very talented, Jaya! Thank you so much for sharing. Xx Penny | http://www.whatdidshetype.com

  28. Keep Calm & Drink Coffee

    Salty dawn is what I would like to hear, breathe, see, experience.
    Not only crystal shoes make me think of a journey between dream and reality, so I thank you very much Jaya because it is as if you have given me a bridge.

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