Poems by Yakira Shimoni Fulks | Kira's Blog https://kirasart.com/category/poetry/ Original Art, Poetry and Books by Kira Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:02:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://kirasart.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/K-1-Logo-1-©Yakira-Shimoni-Fulks—Kira-Art-and-Poetry-—-Site-Icon-100x100.jpg Poems by Yakira Shimoni Fulks | Kira's Blog https://kirasart.com/category/poetry/ 32 32 Rainbows and Renewal https://kirasart.com/the-rainbow-and-the-promise/ https://kirasart.com/the-rainbow-and-the-promise/#respond Fri, 16 Oct 2026 03:04:47 +0000 https://kirasart.com/?p=18677 This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Noach and the story of the Great Flood. And what a coincidence that Southern California was swept by the remnants of Hurricane Rachel earlier this week, bringing heavy rain, gusty winds, and powerful waves that caused flooding and erosion along the coast. As I watched the storm from my […]

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]]> https://kirasart.com/the-rainbow-and-the-promise/feed/ 0 Standing Before You https://kirasart.com/standing-before-you/ https://kirasart.com/standing-before-you/#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:05:48 +0000 https://kirasart.com/?p=18455 Shabbat Shalom and a Peaceful Weekend to All 🙏💐🔯 Tomorrow, on the last Shabbat before Rosh Hashanah, we read Parashat Nitzavim–Vayeilech, ניצבים–וילךDeuteronomy 29:9–31:30 After forty years in the wilderness, the Israelites stand at the threshold of the Promised Land. Before they enter, Moses gathers the people to reaffirm the covenant and remind them of the […]

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]]> https://kirasart.com/standing-before-you/feed/ 0 First Fruits https://kirasart.com/first-fruit/ https://kirasart.com/first-fruit/#respond Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:34:18 +0000 https://kirasart.com/?p=18436 “You shall take from the first of all the fruit of the earth…”— Deuteronomy 26:2 וְהָיָ ה כִּי־תָבוֹא אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לְךָ נַחֲלָה וִירִשְׁתָּהּ וְיָשַׁבְתָּ בָּהּ׃וְלָקַחְתָּ מֵרֵאשִׁית כָּל־פְּרִי הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר תָּבִיא מֵאַרְצְךָ אֲשֶׁר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לָךְ וְשַׂמְתָּ בַטֶּנֶא This week’s Torah portion, Ki Tavo, begins with the mitzvah of bikkurim: bringing the […]

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]]> https://kirasart.com/first-fruit/feed/ 0 I Love It Here https://kirasart.com/i-love-it-here/ https://kirasart.com/i-love-it-here/#respond Thu, 13 Aug 2026 01:27:18 +0000 https://kirasart.com/?p=18384 Last week we drove up to Hollywood for my oral surgery with Dr. Daneshgar, whom I’ve known and trusted for 25 years. I’m still not sure what was harder, the procedure or the three-and-a-half-hour drive through heavy traffic. But I’m deeply grateful for Dr. D’s tender loving care and to be wearing my smile again. […]

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]]> https://kirasart.com/i-love-it-here/feed/ 0 The Gift of Shabbat https://kirasart.com/the-gift-of-shabbat/ https://kirasart.com/the-gift-of-shabbat/#respond Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:09:06 +0000 https://kirasart.com/?p=18359 This week’s Torah portion, Re’eh, רְאֵה, “See,” begins with a choice: “See, I set before you today a blessing and a curse: the blessing, if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God… and the curse, if you do not obey…” (Deuteronomy 11:26–28) The message is clear: our choices have consequences. The way we […]

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]]> https://kirasart.com/the-gift-of-shabbat/feed/ 0 Moon Over Citrus Hills https://kirasart.com/moon-over-citrus-hills/ https://kirasart.com/moon-over-citrus-hills/#respond Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:30:07 +0000 https://kirasart.com/?p=18351 Last night, the beautiful full moon hanging over Citrus Hills brought back memories of my beloved brother Ehud and the years I spent at his home high above Lake Hollywood, watching the moon glisten on the water and light up the hills. Inspired by a post by David Proud and by the verse from Proverbs, […]

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]]> https://kirasart.com/moon-over-citrus-hills/feed/ 0 The Festival of Love https://kirasart.com/the-festival-of-love/ https://kirasart.com/the-festival-of-love/#respond Wed, 29 Jul 2026 01:40:20 +0000 https://kirasart.com/?p=18317 Yesterday we celebrated Tu B’Av (ט״ו באב), also called the Jewish Festival of Love. Kabbalah teaches that love is the force that transforms separation into unity. Coming after Tisha B’Av, the day that commemorates destruction and division, Tu B’Av reminds us that healing begins when hearts open to one another. Every person carries a divine […]

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]]> https://kirasart.com/the-festival-of-love/feed/ 0 From Hope to Home https://kirasart.com/from-hope-to-home/ https://kirasart.com/from-hope-to-home/#respond Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:34:11 +0000 https://kirasart.com/?p=18294 Yesterday was Tisha B’Av, the most solemn day on the Jewish calendar, when we mourn the destruction of our Temples and the many losses our people have endured. Yet Judaism does not leave us sitting among the ruins. In every generation we are called to look toward to rebuild and to hold onto the promise […]

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]]> https://kirasart.com/from-hope-to-home/feed/ 0 Heavenly Shabbos https://kirasart.com/shabbat-at-the-farm/ https://kirasart.com/shabbat-at-the-farm/#respond Sat, 18 Jul 2026 01:48:04 +0000 https://kirasart.com/?p=18256 Yesterday was a heavenly Shabbos. While watching a tiny hummingbird hover among our purple-blooming jacarandas, two radiant arcs of color appeared against a brilliant blue sky, dancing among the wispy clouds. Moments like these invite us to pause and give thanks. They remind us that the wonders of creation are often hidden in the seemingly […]

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]]> https://kirasart.com/shabbat-at-the-farm/feed/ 0 Happy Birthday Lady Pebbles https://kirasart.com/happy-birthday-lady-pebbles/ https://kirasart.com/happy-birthday-lady-pebbles/#respond Sun, 05 Jul 2026 22:58:10 +0000 https://kirasart.com/?p=18205 Two years ago, a little Australian Shepherd named Lady came into our lives. She looked so much like our beloved Pebbles, who blessed our lives for fifteen wonderful years, that her name naturally became Miss Lady Pebbles. This week, we celebrated her 2nd birthday. Our one-acre property has become her kingdom, where she runs with […]

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