Photo: Smadar Halperin-Epshtein
In the depths
Where the colors all bleach
To the basics
Of power,
Persistence,
And life;
Lives the unadorned
Underground
Of deep water
Carving canyons
With time’s old
Stubborn knife.
For Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Nature
“She insists on coming,” he noted without raising his head and even though I hadn’t worded my question.
The quiet breathed and a soft breeze rustled the leaves and made shadows caress the stones.
“She stands by the gate and belts until I take her,” he added and continued to wipe his already spotless glasses. His fingers trembled, from palsy or emotion or both, I didn’t know.
“She misses her, you see,” he glanced at the goat. “Rejected by her nanny, this kid was. My Mary hand-raised her. She was this kid’s rock. Now all that’s left is this headstone.”
For Rochelle’s Friday Fictioneers
Photo: Adi Rozen-Zvi
In a mountain village
By a wooden slide
A plastic trike
Awaits a ride.
For a playground isn’t
Fully sound
Without some wheels
To go around.
For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Bicycles, Tricycles, etc
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.
For Sunday Stills: Something Red
Sometimes a resource comes along that distills complex concepts so they are instantly understandable in both theory and practical applications. The three minute clip below is one.
The children in the video do an excellent job explaining the brain’s structure, function, and response to fear. They detail what fear reactions can look like in behavior, how fear affects processing, and why it is so important that we understand how behavior is, in essence, communication.
It is a brief yet fantastic resource. I hope you watch. I hope you comment. I hope you share.
Children often make great teachers. These kids certainly do! Well done, everyone!
For detailed information on the ways fear and trauma affect language, development, behavior, and communication, go to: Communicating Trauma.
Also check the Resources and Trauma and Development pages as well as the Book Chapters and Articles page on this site for additional information and resources.
For information on the organization that produced the video above, go to: Trauma Recovery Centre
Photo: Amitai Asif
Where does solid begin?
Where does the liquid end?
Do the depths mirror
What lurks behind the bend?
Does the murk hold the answer?
Does the shimmer hide foe?
Will you know where to dive
And where you should not go?
For the Lens’ Artists Photo Challenge: Reflections
Photo: Tomasz Mikolajczyk on Pexels
“Are these from olden times?” the boy’s eyes were round with wonder.
“Not so olden,” his mother sighed. “We have some in our bomb-shelter. Everyone was fitted with a gas mask during the Gulf War. We had to carry it everywhere. Even preschoolers like you.”
For Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Mask in 45 words
Photo: Dvora Freedman
If eyes could speak,
They’d tell of roads
No one should take,
And hardship that
Does not build,
But breaks.
If eyes could speak,
They’d share the stories
Of long paths,
That some must walk
With shattered hearts.
If eyes could speak,
They’d share hope, too.
For being seen
Brings light into
What one must know,
And one must do.
For Nancy Merrill’s a Photo a Week challenge: Eyes
Photo: Smadar Halperin-Epshtein
In the city where stairways
And buildings rise high
No surprise that car parks
Also aim for the sky …
Be aware it will take
Some time to dislodge
So it could be a tad tricky
To race out of Dodge…
For Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: engines and motors
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