Yuval Loulay

Tender Buttons

(Inspired by Gertrude Stein’s Tender Buttons)

A BLUE SONG.

A song tuned down to blue in November. Listen closely. The quiet streets deceive. Tonight - listen closely. Simple is the beauty of not knowing the beauty that is to come.

AN OCEAN.

Once, what was shared is split. It divides, reminds. In the hope that was there - there was one side. Let it be the same side. Silence (one and the same) as an ocean fading in the night. Remain still at the core. In the waves be.

DARK CHOCOLATE.

Almost sweet is not sweet. With the storm out there, the windows are essential. Endless work calls inside. Then thunder, lightning, and so on. Could the work calls be less boring and more like the storm. Finally, five minutes to look

Lina Odeh