rhododendrons doze
as late leaves burn
inside fallen stars
Copyright 2019 Brenda Davis Harsham
Notes: To the naturalists, this photo is not of a rhododendron, but I used my artistic license. Happy Poetry Friday! Thanks to Tara Smith at Going to Walden for hosting!
32 thoughts on “Fallen Stars”
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DO YOU UNDERSTAND IT?
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Understand what?
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The haiku . must have been one of my denser days!
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I have those often… I can relate. 🙂
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Fallen stars, the burn of the cold…powerful images. Our winter is disappointing too.
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There’s still time….
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I hope so.
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Thanks for the bit of winter beauty in image and words.
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It finally snowed, and ice coated all the trees in CT when we drove though. The sunshine turned the ice into diamonds. Very beautiful, but so COLD!
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Lovely “fallen” ice crystal “stars” Brenda, I captured some yesterday on my window pane. Helps to see the beauty in this deep cold.
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My kids are disappointed by this winter, so far. No snow days. No sledding. No skiing. There’s still time, but it’s mostly been too warm.
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Come visit Chicago—we have snow and the kids will probably get a day off school this week due to the sub-zero temps, buurr… 🥶😉
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I don’t miss the snow at all. 🙂
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Nice switch to turn the burn of stars into the burn of the cold! Hope you are doing well 🙂
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Thanks, Tabatha. The days go by too fast now that’s I’m working full-time for a hectic job. My writing energy is going into my job and not my writing career, which makes me sad. I hope you’re well.
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The foliage may not be rhododendron but the feeling is definitely achieved! Well done.
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Thanks!
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so cold
it’s good 🙂
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Sounds like ice cream. 🙂
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So lovely! 🙂
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TY!
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Gorgeous poem to pair with this gorgeous photo. I hadn’t thought about the snowflakes as falling stars. It’s such a beautiful image.
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Hi Kim, thanks for stopping by. Winter can be so lovely.
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Awesome words for these wonderful leaves, Brenda.
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Thanks, Kamal.
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Welcome Brenda.
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Oh! This is beautiful!
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Thanks!
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and if i don’t put glasses on, i won’t know the difference )
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🙂 I have to have the right glasses on these days…
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Nicely done.
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Thanks, Dan.
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