‘Tears of Luna’ Published at Spillwords Press!
I am delighted to share my poem, Tears of Luna, is published at Spillwords Press!
Spillwords Press delights in giving all writers a space to share their spilled and raw words. It is a place where words matter.
There are tears along the path of writing a poetry book. A poetry book is not a medley of popular writing; it is a story. It is one long poem told by way of little poems. It is intentional.
Currently my book wants to showcase life through my experiences and mountain girl eyes. As I continue to write, perhaps the narrative will change. As a writer, it is impossible to be narrow-minded because stories are universal. The best stories fit into our lives and shift to relate to us.
While I am also writing my book poem by poem, I am also writing the story of my life. Episodes of Stoney River are true stories inspired by my life growing up in rural Virginia. I shared the first episode, Ghost Memories, on Nin Chronicles this week and was inspired by the enthusiastic response!
I intend to share future episodes on my Patreon page and make the story into a paid membership. For $10 a month, you gain access to exclusive past and future Episodes published monthly. Subscribe to my Patreon page! Your support would mean worlds to me.
In the meantime, I invite you to enjoy Tears of Luna, change its narrative to fit you, and make its meaning your own. I give you the words. You read them.
She sails with
Quiet grace
Lines of time around her lips
Clothed in a . . . please continue reading here and feel free to share your beautiful thoughts!
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aimsysantics
Oh what a beautiful verse! Love the words ‘lines of time around her lips’ and ‘she climbs the milky way’. Definitely represents the full moon we have just had, doesn’t it? You have such a way with words…just brilliant!
Aimsy xoxo
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Jaya Avendel
Thank you, Aimsy! The moon has surely been lovely these past few nights.
glowsteady
So beautiful, ‘lines of time around her lips’ is such a soft and delicate way to phrase that, I love that line! x
sunkissedlexblog
That’s awesome, congratulations! Such a beautiful poem!
barbaraleaver
Congratulations again! I find when you write poetry you leave a piece of yourself on the page. Good luck with the book!
Jaya Avendel
😍 The sunshine you added to my day is brilliant! Thank you.
Rishika Kakar
This is beautiful and heartwarming writing, Jaya. Congratulations on another published poem! It’s so good to see you working towards your very own poetry book. I’m already excited to read it! Good luck. ❤️
Jaya Avendel
Thank you, Rishika! Your words always make my day.
Natasha Evans
Such a great achievement – congrats!
Castlesandturrets
This is really beautiful – I’ve rated it 5 stars for you (I would have done more if I could). The ending I just loved though, so hopeful, yet so full of emotion. Loved it, absolutely loved it, it’s so relevant for what’s going on in the world so thank you for sharing!
Jaya Avendel
This is one of my favorite current poems, so I am delighted you felt it!
Keep Calm & Drink Coffee
As always a beautiful poem, as always a success.
I love every part of it because it’s just like you would have painted a dream.
In particular the idea of “tired eyes always smiling is absolutely important and meaningful right in these days.
GRAZIE! <3
Jaya Avendel
Thank you! I wrote this poem a while back but found it so relevant to today. 🙂
Giulia
Really beautiful Jaya. Outerwordly yet so down to earth too, we can all relate to the images and emotions evoked.
short-prose-fiction
Beautiful poem. Congratulations and good luck with your book 🌹
Ellie-M
Your poetry is just beautiful Jaya! Poetry is so intimate, it’s not always people have the courage to share it. So thank you for sharing 🙂
Jaya Avendel
Thank you for reading!
Ingrid
A beautiful astronomical journey!
Lucy
Jaya, my earnest and heartfelt congratulations. Your piece is wonderful and beautifully weaved with care and visceral emotion. I loved these lines the most:
“She climbs the Milky Way
Each night and
Plants flowers at the grave
Of a dead planet.”
This is so hopeful. Despite the endeavors, one can still climb over those obstacles. It takes time, it takes care, and it takes patience. That’s what I’m getting from this poem. I feel with the closing lines, it’s as well facing a conflict that the narrator does not want to face. They still, however, make the journey to plant the flowers at the grave because they still think of the subject of the poem, the dead planet. This can delineate itself into so many things. Themes such as “Are we killing ourselves in our environmental habits?” or “How can I face my inner and deepest grief?” jump out to me here. So beautifully penned, as all your marvelous poems are. <3 <3
Jaya Avendel
Lucy, the way you read poetry continues to amaze me! Thank you for sharing the way you experienced Tears of Luna as well as the thoughts it brought to your mind!
Michelle (Boomer Eco Crusader)
That’s a beautiful poem. I love the line “Lines of time around her lips”. I tried to add a comment but the site marked it as spam. 🙁
Jaya Avendel
Thank you, Michelle! I appreciate you sharing your thoughts here. 🙂