trembling magnolias
feeling the cold wind’s touch
each petal shivers
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The Heart in Spring
Author Archives: Brenda Davis Harsham
Under a Tree
orchestra of color
before the first flower blooms —
a rainbow of chairs
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First Flowers
after snowmelt,
the first flowers have
a special magic
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Mad for March
blue berries round
piny and pungent
Juniper berries found Continue reading
Beware the Ides of March
Be you a young Russian soldier
doing as you’re told or
a young Ukrainian,
castaway
from home, Continue reading
Missing Migrators
missing migrators
flying flocks disappeared south,
empty nests
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The Deep Quiet
winter sunset,
even birds stop call-call-calling
to look up
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To February
our bluejay jeer-jeers
amid newly-forming buds
before he disappears
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Done and Dusted
cold dust,
tree branches creak and crack,
brilliant sparkles blind
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Last Leaves of Fall
dry leaves flutter
like withered cherry petals,
painful longing
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Light on the Darkest Nights
Moonlight falls
from high in the sky,
silvering
the latticed pine branches,
softly shining
on every trembling needle
like summer’s
morning dew. Continue reading
Year’s End Cheer
May your days be full of cheer,
with everyone you hold dear
feeling well and full of fun —
each and every one! Continue reading
Friendly Fairy Tales 