Photo: Ofir Asif
As night gives way to day
And rain to sunshine
In cycles of expected
Understanding,
May we not forget
How our steps and deeds
Feed the beat of storms
Intensifying
Spur the crush of waves
Amplifying
Augment the tremors of fault lines
Magnifying
In
Earth’s crescendo,
Notifying.
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Photo: Na’ama Yehuda
Within the infinite expanse
So immeasurably borderless
In perpetual ebb
And flow
And breath
And glow,
There hides
The implausible
Yet glaringly finite
Reality
That it too
Is delimited
By wind
And storm
And distant shores.
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She went to sleep in her pink sparkle cupcakes pajamas but when her parents checked on her later at night, they found the five-year-old wearing her new uniform over it, down to the knee socks and shiny Mary-Janes, arms around her schoolbag.
“She’ll be all wrinkled in the morning,” Mom sighed.
“Leave her be,” Dad smiled. “We can iron out the creases in her clothing but I sure won’t want to smoothe out any of her excitement.”
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Abel Tasman Coast Track; Photo: Inbar Asif
Hold up those who are too small
So they, too, can have a view
And visibility.
Hoist up those who are too timid
Or are silenced
So they, too, can have a voice
And secure platform.
Elevate the discourse
On behalf of those
Who had forgotten
Or had become accustomed
To degraded declarations,
And so can use a gentle template
How.
Offer a hand to those most in need
Of a perspective
So they may see
Broader horizons
For understanding
Not just might
But heart and mind.
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Photo: Osnat Halperin-Barlev
Any space
Will do
If you take time
To teach
Yourself
Your doll
Or anyone
Who will sit
Long enough
To listen …
But mostly
Yourself
Again,
Because what you
Choose
To replicate
Is what you teach
Today,
And what
Becomes
Your tomorrow.
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Photo: Na’ama Yehuda
There’s magic
At the end of day
As sunset preludes
Silvery gold
Upon the beach.
As children
Call
In play
And light glints
Priceless moments
Within reach.
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Photo: Dvora Freedman
Our lives are partially the story of others, interwoven into our own. In the good and the bad and the things that time may shift to someplace in between. We are who we let our story make us into. Like the seasons that spin about us, we recycle some bits of our story and reuse other aspects to rebuild or grow from. Through it all, our lives crease along the odd and unexpected, yet are fed by the mundanely profound interactions that form the backdrop to the breaths we take, each day, each moment, as we continue on.
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Photo: Amitai Asif
As tensions hold
The edge
Between manageable
And overwhelmed,
Between spared
And flooded,
Be tender.
As scales tip
To potentiate
Disaster
And fluctuate
From safe
To calamitous,
Be kind.
Remember how
Critical times
Hold within them
The balance
Of rebuilding
On the fabric of
Strength
And profound
Understanding.
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Sometimes remembering comes down to not forgetting about the small things that matter yet can get lost in the shuffle, even in times of much good will.
We’ve all heard of Harvey. Seen the photos of soaking-wet people wading through floodwaters, rescue-workers cradling drenched children in their arms, nursing home residents sitting in chest-high murky water awaiting rescue, the saturated city, the flooded shelters …
We in NYC know. We’ve been through Sandy, and we remember what is all too easy to forget: Evacuees need underwear …
Donated used clothing has been streaming in, and when evacuees finally reach ‘dry land’ and find shelter, they get something dry to wear. However, many times used clothing donations cannot and/or do not contain underwear. … Dry clothing helps, but underwear matters … It’s about dignity. About the small things that can make a difference in restoring at least a semblance of normalcy.
Its been days … Many girls and women are menstruating … Small children don’t always make it in time to the common bathrooms in the shelters. Older persons have accidents, too. Sometimes people just need fresh underwear … There is little in the way of comfort in flood shelters, but we can help preserve everyone’s dignity.
Here’s how you can help NOW:
Brene Brown is volunteering in Houston. She’s been affected by the floods herself (if you don’t know her you can check out her TED talks on shame and vulnerability). Check out her Facebook page to see her video and read her post about Undies For Everyone drive. She’s been handing out what they have. She’ll be handing out more as it arrives.
ALL categories of underwear are needed – for women (including maternity underwear), men, boys, girls, toddlers. In all sizes … from extra small to XXXL. You can’t go wrong. People come in all sizes and ages, and they all need undies.
Logistics?
Harvey recovery will take a long time. Little access to clean water has laundry take a backseat to drinking, cooking, and basic people-washing. Let’s help where we can and not forget the undies.
Here’s to dignity and the small things that matter. Like underwear. For everyone.
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Photo: Smadar Halperin-Epshtein
There is little more dear
Than a dappled fawn
And enamored
Small child
Gently curled
In deer hug.
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