Alone and Slight

Alone and Slight

Day is breakingit is lightthe skyin shades of butternutautumn leaves falland ruton moss green patcha flower sproutspure whitealone and slight.* ©Yakira Shimoni Fulks Art and PoetrySeptember 28, 2022 | Orange County, California
Soon

Soon

Soon the nights will grow long the days will vanish fast the swallows will fly south and leave their summer nests.And I will sit aloneand think of summer pastof fresh bright early morningswith deep hope in my chest.That spring will come back soonand chapel bells will...
It Was

It Was

It was one of those days when the fields were growing and the air from the heat smelled and reeked it was one of those days when the winds were blowing and I sat in my room slight and sick. The deepest of my pleasureslaid far from sight of eyefor I have seen the...
Into My Dreams

Into My Dreams

Into my dreams my lover came one night when I was lone in bed his arms gripped my body tightly and with his words my soul he fed. With his kisses strong yet tenderhe strung a cord within to quiverand a melody began to streamto fill my heart my skin to shiver. His...
I Wish

I Wish

I wish for you to be my Adamand for me to be your EveI wish to linger in the Gardenand new world to conceive. *©Yakira Shimoni FulksMarch 5, 2000 | Hollywood Hills, California#photography Asaf Fulks | The OC Recording Company#canonusa USA EOS 5DS 123mmMile Square...
Shalom שלום

Shalom שלום

The 9th of Av, which marks the destruction of the Beit Hamikdash, the High Temples in Jerusalem, fell on Shabbat this year. But since Shabbat is a day of joy, prohibiting any sign of mourning, the fast of Tisha B’Av is postponed from Saturday evening thru Sunday...