Of Moods And Bangs

May 7, 2020May 7, 2020Na'ama Yehuda Anecdotes of Life, Funnies, Life and love, Muse and Flow, Reflections, Writing Tags: Allegory, CCC, Cows, Creative writing, Flash Fiction, Just for fun, Micro-fiction, Mismatch, Mood, Photo prompt, Relationships, Writing prompt 15 Comments

“Are you guarding the entrance?”

There was no response.

He didn’t really expect one. Not when she was in a mood.

She was going to just lie there by the narrow path between the wooden pallets that served as makeshift bridge and entrance, and stare at it as if the others would miraculously manifest by the force of her willpower alone.

“I think there’s a new herd coming from the east,” he noted.

No movement. He didn’t think she’d fall for it. Still, was worth a try. One never knew.

For his part, he did not grace her with a turn of his head. She did not deserve a sway of his magnificent woolly bangs, the pride of Farmer Jones, the envy of his peers, the feller of many a heifer.

He stood his ground. She guarded hers.

The flies buzzed.

It was going to be a very long afternoon.

For Cristina’s Crimson’s Creative Challenge

Frazzle Dazzle

May 3, 2020Na'ama Yehuda Anecdotes of Life, Funnies, Life and love, Muse and Flow, Poetry, Reflections, Writing Tags: Bears, Creative writing, Frazzled, Just because, Poetry, RDP, Relationships, Rhyme, Timing, Writing prompt 15 Comments

Photo: Smadar Epshtein

She refused to stop her fretting.

He could not get her

To relax.

She was adamant the world

Was ending,

That they were about to breathe

Their last.

Nothing he did could

Distract her.

Not the honey.

Not the charm.

She was frazzled,

And he should have known

To not try

Bedazzling

To disarm.

For RDP Sunday: Frazzled

Tune In

May 2, 2020May 2, 2020Na'ama Yehuda Anecdotes of Life, Life and love, Meditations, Muse and Flow, Photography, Poetry, Reflections, Writing Tags: Beautiful world, Creative writing, Leaves, listening, Meditation, Micro Poetry, New life, Photography, Poetry, Spring, Weekend Writing Prompt, Writing prompt 24 Comments

Photo: Na’ama Yehuda

Listen

To the tune

Sung by

Leaves

As they

Grow.

For Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Tune in 10 words

Central Park, New York City

April 28, 2020Na'ama Yehuda Anecdotes of Life, Life and love, Meditations, Muse and Flow, Photography, Poetry, Reflections, Writing Tags: Central Park, Creative writing, dVerse, History, Home, New York City, Photography, Poetry, Spring, Writing prompt 40 Comments

Photo: Na’ama Yehuda

Where waters tide

‘Round canyons

Carved by time

And ice,

Other canyons

Rise

Man-made

To tickle skies.

Where greenery

Respite to

Millions

Provides,

Sleep memories

Of others

Who used to there

Reside.

Where footfalls mask

The horns of cars

And rustles hold

More sway,

There breathes the city

That like me

Many call home

Today.

For the dVerse challenge: take me with you

No Quarter

April 27, 2020Na'ama Yehuda Anecdotes of Life, Current events, Funnies, Life and love, Muse and Flow, Poetry, Reflections, Writing Tags: Current events, education, Homeschooling, Just for fun, parenting, Poetry, Quarter, RDP, school, Writing Challenge, Writing prompt 8 Comments

Photo: jurien huggins on Unsplash

She would give him no quarter.

Heed no pleas or demands.

He will have to obey.

It was how it was done.

No experience? No matter.

He will not fall

Behind!

First the tasks,

Then the chores

And more lessons to mind.

Math and science

Books and rhymes.

This was school,

Not play time!

For RDP Monday: Quarter

Her Heart Be Known

April 20, 2020Na'ama Yehuda Anecdotes of Life, Life and love, Muse and Flow, Poetry, Reflections, Writing Tags: Be yourself, Being seen, Communication, Courage, Creative writing, dVerse, Energy, Flush, Poetry, Quadrille, Writing prompt 21 Comments

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She did not know how

To have her heart

Be known,

Other than to

Let her spirit

Be flush with

Hope,

And to allow her

Soul to

Blush bright

With the

Intent,

Even if

Her words paused,

Timid,

From the moment

She’d left

Home.

For the dVerse quadrille poetry challenge: flush

Not Ready To Launch

April 17, 2020April 17, 2020Na'ama Yehuda Anecdotes of Life, Funnies, Life and love, Muse and Flow, Reflections, Writing Tags: Be prepared, Boating, CCC, Change of plans, Flash Fiction, Just for fun, Launch, Micro-fiction, Photo prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing prompt 14 Comments

Photo: Crispina Kemp

It was going to take some training, but he was going to have his crew ready in time for the summer. Earlier, if the weather decided to cooperate.

Sure, there were issues of sea-worthiness in both prospective staff and designated vehicle, but he’d made up his mind and would not be blown off course. There were rivers to cross, lakes to traverse, seafaring and fishing to consider.

To be on the safe side, he collected piles of floaters. Not the glass “witch balls” his grandfather had left in the attic, but the highly visible red plastic ones.

“This way if you drown,” he told the kids, “it’ll ensure the Coastguard can find you before the toothy fish do.”

“After such an introduction,” his wife noted, knitting needles clicking in time with her rocking chair, “what did you expect? Of course they chose to train with Cousin Bob, the bush pilot.”

For Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative Challenge

The Order

April 14, 2020Na'ama Yehuda Anecdotes of Life, Current events, Life and love, Muse and Flow, Poetry, Reflections, Writing Tags: Adversity, Courage, Creative writing, Current events, dVerse, Have a voice, Order, Poetry, Tenacity, Trust, Truth, Writing prompt 22 Comments

Photo: Linn W on Unsplash

She’ll refuse, for she must,

The order

To adjust.

She will hold up the laws

And go forth

Just because.

She will not, not today,

Bow to cults

Or obey.

She’ll refuse, for she must,

In her own heart

Have trust.

For the dVerse poetry challenge: Order

What Is Allowed

April 14, 2020Na'ama Yehuda Anecdotes of Life, Current events, Life and love, Muse and Flow, Poetry, Reflections, Trauma and Development, Writing Tags: Ban, Challenges, connection, Current events, Flash Fiction, hope, life, love, Making do, Micro-fiction, Poetry, RDP, Writing prompt 8 Comments

Photo: Smadar Halperin-Epshtein

They didn’t know what they could do. What’s left of what they had.

So they rode the day in minute steps, a hand in tender hand.

They sought the light as morning came.

They danced into the night.

Because they knew no ban could

Fully

Take away

What is allowed.

For RDP Tuesday: Ban

According To Plan

April 13, 2020Na'ama Yehuda Anecdotes of Life, Life and love, Muse and Flow, Reflections, Writing Tags: Creative writing, dVerse, Escape, Flash Fiction, Getting Away, hope, Micro-fiction, Planning, Prosery, Quote, Working together, Writing prompt 54 Comments

Photo: Jon Sailer on Unsplash

So far all went according to plan.

Part serendipity, part preparation, part desperation. Sheer stubborn, too. She needed all of it.

She slunk around the building, her heartbeat almost drowning out the hum of voices reverberating in the air. She used to find the monotone of prayers soothing. Now it was the buzz of wasps.

Thomas had promised to keep any from straying. Promises were at most hopes in the Commune, but indeed the path seemed clear. Where normally there would be at least one man leaning against the door in fake calm that nonetheless effectively barred the exit, there was naught but empty space. The guards imbibed.

She quickened her pace. She’d have to time it perfectly. The once-daily pass-by train was her only chance at freedom. The rails shook. No one left and no on came on the bare platform. She leaped.

Prosery prompt quote: “No one left and no one came on the bare platform.” Edward Thomas

For the dVerse Prosery challenge: Edward Thomas