Tag: Poetry

haiku: The Future

Tomorrow is what  I cannot see, its image is dark in the day.  

haiku: one birthday two souls

  My dad and I share the same birthday, which is November 6th. Quite a milestone, my dad turns 80 today. Thanks, Dad, for holding my hand through the journey. Here are a few haiku in honor of you. ************************ One birthday two souls twenty-four years between us daddy and daughter. ************************ 

Cracks

Cracks  On my back in an old hotel in Italy, I would discover plenty of interesting cracks to follow like rivers around the room. But now there is only one long crack in my bedroom at home.

Kibbutz Orange Grove

I used to pick oranges on Kibbutz Einat, in Israel, in my early twenties. It was my most demanding physical job.  It makes me sweat and ache just thinking about it! I showed my pampered lifestyle and inexperience when I worked with the other volunteers who were mainly from Europe. I know I didn’t carry “my load.”…

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Over Coffee

No deep reason to post this now, other than I came across it. I wrote it in Cyprus about a week ago.   

Footsteps of a Journey

Just reflecting on this trilogy in poetry I wrote on the Sea of Galilee after a day visiting the ruins of Caesarea.  trilogy:  to a roman god   

The Moon Tonight

Nice to be under the moon and stars of North America again. I wrote this post in the still of early night, under the moonlight of home.  

Caesarea

Caesarea Yesterday, we enjoyed a leisurely breakfast in Tel Aviv. Then we loaded the car and headed up the coast to Caesarea. Nestled on the sea, Caesarea is rich with Roman and Crusader archeological ruins. The history is fascinating. Here are some of the sights we enjoyed.

Dark and Sweet

Our first trip to Brazil enthralled my family and me; and since that trip, we have yearned to return. And return we did! In fact, we have made many trips to Brazil over the last decade. The first thing that I have to say about Brazil is that the people are some of the warmest and most…

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