
Photo: Karen Forte
As night
Folds wings
Of gray,
Pink sky
Herald glory
Of today.
For the September Squares and Six Word Saturday challenge
Special thank you to my dear friend Karen Forte, for THIS DAY’s (literally) gorgeous beginning.

Photo: Karen Forte
As night
Folds wings
Of gray,
Pink sky
Herald glory
Of today.
For the September Squares and Six Word Saturday challenge
Special thank you to my dear friend Karen Forte, for THIS DAY’s (literally) gorgeous beginning.

Photo: Na’ama Yehuda
There was a small patch
Of pink
In the large sea
Of green.
Flowers with
Heads together
Like bouquets
Fit for a queen.
For the September Pink Squares Challenge

Photo: Smadar Halperin-Epshtein
“I can almost touch the moon!” she swung her arms in exuberance as the ride reached its apex and the spinning accelerated.
“I can almost touch last week’s dinner,” her sister croaked a white-knuckled response.
For Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Taste, 35 words (original prompt)
Also see Sammi’s own updated take on the prompt

Photo: Dikla Nachmias
When someone needs,
May you be there
May you be with.
When it is you who needs,
May someone be there for you
To be with.

Photo: Na’ama Yehuda
What will be
Of the day,
He so wanted
To say,
If you suddenly
Drain
All the color away?
Will the birds’ calls
Remain?
Will leaves still
With wind sway?
Will it be
As before
Or fade wholly
To gray?
For Cee’s Black & White Challenge: Trees
It was their anniversary, and once again he was late.
The office manager held him up for nonsense that could’ve easily waited for tomorrow. Mr. Billings often did so when Gary was in a rush. It was a cruel little game he played, knowing that with previous ‘insubordination’ records in his file, Gary could not afford even the slightest reprimand. No job, no health insurance.
His phone buzzed as he rushed to the restaurant. A text.
“Lost?”
Mary. Gary’s heart sank. He ran faster. His phone vibrated again.
“I’m under a blue umbrella. You know, in case of rain.”
For Rochelle’s Friday Fictioneers

Photo: Amitai Asif
It emerges in fall
Flowers preceding leaves
To mark the last
Breath of summer
And the bounty that winter
Will soon retrieve.
Colchicum stevenii grows in the Mediterranean region and throughout Israel, blooming between October and December. Its name in Hebrew “Sitvanit Ha’Yore” literally means “Fall flower of first rains.” Flowers range from 1-2 inches (2-5 centimeters), with petals shaped from straight ruler-like petals to egg-like. Petals’ hues can be lilac or pink to almost white. The bulb contain colchicine, a toxic/poisonous material that is used in medicine to treat arterial diseases and gout.

Photo: Inbar Asif
Silently
Night retraced
Steps across
Dawn’s new ledge
As the dark
Slowly braced
For light soon
To emerge.
For the Tuesday Photo Challenge: Light and dark

Photo: Arlette Loeser
Arms stretch up
On tip-toes
Sure to reach
A high bar,
For the circus
Of life
Where she
Already stars.
A determined
Tot grasps
Growing strength
To go far.
For the dVerse Challenge: Circus

Photo: Smadar Halperin-Epshtein
He stands awed
By the glory
Of his Legos alive,
In a world
Made for children
Where prime colors
Can thrive,
And scaled up
Perspective
Puts dreams
In overdrive.
For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Vibrant colors
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