Photo: Na’ama Yehuda
Up and high
They pierce the sky.
Clothing floor
By floor
With glass,
They climb
Through city space
En masse.
In large cranes
O’er river,
Rails and roads,
They build Manhattan
Load
By load.
For Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Construction
Photo: Amitai Asif
“I will wait by the tree,”
She had said.
“At the fork where
The road
Meets the lush, green
Horizon.”
Wait she did,
Day again and again
And a month, and another.
Wait until they had come
Trudging home
From the war,
Wearing smiles, but
Carrying the weight
Of their sorrows
Around them.
For Becca Givens’ Sunday Trees
Photo: Osnat Halperin-Barlev
In the depths of the city
Where new rubs shoulders
With old,
Uncounted passes of prayers
And woven statements
Enfold,
Fates and faiths of what’s been
And may yet find
Better ways
To be told.
For Wits-End Weekend Photo Challenge: repeating patterns
Photo: Na’ama Yehuda
May this year be as calm as you need it to be
As adventurous as your spirit requires
As hopeful as your heart can hold
As happy as pure joy
As healthy as is doable
As satisfying as your widest dreams
As filled with laughter as your belly can tolerate
As nourishing as warm hugs
As loving as your heart desires
(And then some
Because we can all use
Extra of love).
And … while we’re at it:
May this year bring an end to what no longer sustains you
May what drains you move on, or change
May hurts heal
May grief ease
May frustration untangle till truth’s in the clear.
May worry turn action
May stagnation find pace
May you be all you wanted to be
And a bit more still, just in case …
Blessings be to you,
Na’ama
Photo: Na’ama Yehuda
Take your time
As you climb.
Hold the rail.
Breathe in. Exhale.
On the stair way
Of life
Steps of joy
Steps of strife.
Both the rise
And descent
Are energies
Quite well spent,
As long as your heart
Can extend
To see a tad
‘Round the bend.
For the Which Way Challenge
Photo: Inbar Asif
As one year draws to close
And another gets set to rise,
Take a snapshot of your heart
In its joy and woe alike.
As moments tick toward the new,
Remove blinds from your weary eyes,
And let Soul show you who
You’ve been when you were wise.
It will revisit steps you took
So you can plan the next,
And hold the images of good,
For New Year’s light to reflect.
Photo: Na’ama Yehuda
Going up?
Sliding down?
Where is north?
Where’s the sun?
In perspective
And life
Every day
Every time,
Slant will shape
The view
You’ll find.
For Kammie’s Oddball Challenge
Photo: Na’ama Yehuda
Wishing you a joy
So merry
Under mistletoe’s
Red berries,
And a sparkle
In your heart
As holidays
A cheer impart.
Photo: Atara Katz
May your day be lit
By sun
And new grown things
On path to home
And love within.
May the closing year
Bring calm
And blushing joy
And flowered hope
For what begins.
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