Photo: Osnat Halperin-Barlev
They strung up the hammock, and called it home.
There was a tent.
There was shade.
There was view.
There was fresh air.
And in the morning, sparkly tears of dew.
It wasn’t much, perhaps.
With a long trek to get water,
And so a lot to learn. Anew.
Still, they made do.
There had been little time to plan,
After they got the letter.
It was pay up, in whole,
Or let the owed sum fetter
Their everything into
Being a forever debtor.
So they packed what they owned
And drove away
With broken hearts and eyes the wetter.
At least here,
Even with no walls
There was shelter.
Which was, already,
Better.
For Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Home in 114 words
Na'ama Yehuda 
So many homeless even before the virus…we cannot afford to keep turning away. (K)
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So true. So true. Thank you for this comment.
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Na’ama Y’karah,
Ah the wide open spaces of home…until the Buffalo roam into their living room. 😉 Love the verses.
Shalom from my home,
Rochelle
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Shalom back from mine … 🙂
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Hope you’ll read mine. 😉
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And after the virus has finished with us, and our governments in their fear have plunged us into economic disaster, how many more must pack up their belongings to become hopeful nomads in search of a new home? Too many, I fear.
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Even a few are too many … And, I hope that as we find the way through this, we’ll also find a way to each other and to helping each other and to changing some of how things are done. I’m not so naive that I think all will be good, but I do believe that most people are good, and if given a chance to do good, will. Opportunity for change is afoot.
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On that I agree.
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Yay! I do love being agreed with … 😉
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🙂
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😀
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Despite everything, they seem to be quite upbeat about their situation.
My short story
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Yes, they seem to be trying to make the most of it … which, in the end, is all any of us can try to do, perhaps ….
Off to read yours!
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This was beautifully done, Na’ama. Home is what you make it.
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Thank you, Dale. Indeed it is what you make it!
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I was so sure I had commented on this… Grrr 😉
And yes, it is different for everyone
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🙂
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