Debbi Antebi

Playtime

Next to a pile of sensory baby books, rattles and comfort blankets, my six-month-old ends up spending the entire afternoon playing with a piece of orange ribbon.

I hold it from one end and she pulls the other, and the ribbon between us dances and twirls, circling and making leaps in the air. It shapeshifts with each shake, turning into a caterpillar, a butterfly, a rising kite, a bird in flight . . .

pottery class
the clay shaping
my hands

---

About the Author

Debbi Antebi lives with her husband and daughter in London, England, where she works as a college counselor. A member of the British Haiku Society and the Haiku Society of America, she has had work appearing in a wide range of international journals and anthologies. She can be found @debbisland.