I Saw You

I Saw You

I saw you from my window you dazzled from afarwith tales of blooming rosesand sparkly little stars.At night as cold wind howledand cats hiss on their prowlI drank your verse and tweetsalone between my sheets.At first it was amusingI blushed so deep inside—to only find...
There Comes A Time

There Comes A Time

There comes a time to shut the doorsto say farewell to lock the drawersand find the strength to let it gowhat once was—for new to grow.Reflect on times and weigh the pastfind the answers as you ask—allow the wounds to cure and healthen weave new hopes and make them...
America the Beautiful

America the Beautiful

America, America who launched a thousand dreams from sea to shining oceans to live as one—as team— America, America a booming industry of opulence gone sour and man no longer free. We sing to Thee America our protector and our shieldwe come to you with hunger and...
Forever 22

Forever 22

At sixty-eight it’s not too late to start life anewevery day I sing and playlike I am twenty-two.*Yakira Shimoni FulksMay 28, 2021 | OC, California Photography Asaf Fulks | OC Recording CompanyCanon EOS 5DS f/45/23/21 | Huntington Beach, California Birthday |...
Some Things

Some Things

Some things you shareand some things you don’tsome things you giveand some things you hold.Love finds its matein far distance shoreswhen love comes your waykeep it—it is yours.Some things you giftand some things you wantyour heart is my own treasureI keep it in my...
Late One Night

Late One Night

Late one night among the stars too many to be counted a silver sliver of a moon above my head was mounted.*©Yakira Shimoni FulksNovember 23, 2001 | Hollywood Hills, California#Photography Asaf Fulks Canon USA 1DXii | Sigma 24-70 f2.8April 24, 2021 | The OC Recording...