I Dreamt

I Dreamt

by | Apr 24, 2018 | KirasArt, Poetry

I dreamt you were here with me last nightyou covered my heart with blankets so whiteand you laid next to me—right here by my sidehumming a hymn of a childhood that died.In the morning I sensed you were here in my roomhand in hand we recounted a life that had...
In My Garden

In My Garden

by | Apr 10, 2018 | KirasArt, Poetry

In my garden zoom buzzin’ beesround corky cacti and tall palm trees,evening breeze of desert windbrings a prayer for me to sing.*©Yakira Shimoni FulksMarch 31, 2018 | OC, CaliforniaCactus | Kira’s Art
It’s a Gray Day

It’s a Gray Day

by | Apr 4, 2018 | KirasArt, Poetry

It’s a gray day, gray day,I want to sing, I want to play,I want to swing, I want to sway,I want to splash in ocean spray—I do not need the sun or raysto be happy, light and gay—Oh, gray day, gray day,stay awhile then slip away. יום אפור, יום אפוראני רוצה לשיר, אני...
In the Middle of My Life

In the Middle of My Life

by | Mar 8, 2018 | KirasArt, Poetry

In the middle of my lifeI found myself alonewalking down the roadall my dreams were gonefeeling numb insideshocked into a shellwondering what to dowhere to live or dwell. Burdened by a pastthat left me bruised and maimedI stumbled everydaya purpose to regainto find...
In My Heart

In My Heart

by | Feb 16, 2018 | Poetry

In my heart I hold you alwayslike a treasure in a chestwhere I keep the things I cherishsafe as bird eggs in their nest.*© Yakira Shimoni FulksJune 8, 2000 | Hollywood Hills, CaliforniaKira’s Art | Sundays at the Cove