tiny shoots
break the brown earth,
rabbits are glad
tiny shoots of gladness
tickle my wintery skin
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Author Archives: Brenda Davis Harsham
A BOOK BY THE BROOK – HIDDEN CITY
For those who like to be in on the newest news, you should check out the book trailer for a brand new poetry collection. Hidden parks and irrepressible dandelions put down tap roots and grow up wild in Sarah Grace Tuttle‘s Hidden City: Poems of Urban Wildlife, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2018. Continue reading
A Book by the Brook — Cinderella Around the World
Finds tongues in trees, books in running brooks,
Sermons in stones, and good in everything.
— William Shakespeare
For all my fairy tale lovers (and to beat the March doldrums), I’ve scooped together various flavors of International Cinderellas, an ice cream sundae of humor and romance, for kids of all ages:
In the style of radio’s heyday, there’s a wonderful theatrical version accompanied by Rossini opera music (produced by Minnesota Public Radio | American Public Media). Continue reading
Tips for Great Stats
How do you improve your stats? Do you want more followers? Or hits? Continue reading
Celebrating Women
Here is a cheery sunflower MicroSonnet for International Women’s Day.
So much depends
on having good friends.
Unlike the sunflower,
we women need to build,
bubbling with superpower,
yet yearning to feel fulfilled. Continue reading
A BOOK BY THE BROOK – Weird Witchy Words
Finds tongues in trees, books in running brooks,
Sermons in stones, and good in everything.
— William Shakespeare
If fantasy and magic are your cup of tea, you’ll enjoy the Shifter by Janice Hardy, the Apprentice Witch by James Nichol and the Peculiar Haunting of Thelma Bee by Erin Petti. The first has magical healers, the second has a girl who’s in over her head trying to help a community in peril and the third has spells that predate pagans. So if you want a break from the news, sit a spell and weave magic with great writers.
Copyright 2018 Brenda Davis Harsham
Ribbon for #50PreciousWords
Vivian Kirkfield’s 2018 Writing Challenge began in celebration of Dr. Seuss’s birthday, March 2. If you participate, you can potentially win prizes. Click on Vivian’s name to find the challenge. Here’s my story:
Ribbon’s Adventure (50 Words)
Ribbon’s home is a drawer.
Squashed, she imagines adventures:
parties, parades and presents. Continue reading
Your Color is Hope
“Moon Song” Used with Permission of Artist Lisa Telling Kattenbraker
Your color is hope,
birdsong on sunbeams,
a peaceful night’s sleep,
a bittersweet violin air,
raindrops on cottage roses
in full-spiced bloom,
the last snowflake of May,
and the urge to sail
over blue-green waves
with moon-drunk words
on my lips, tasting hope.
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Green Veil
Used with Permission of Photographer Suzanne Miller
when in doubt
seek the green veil, the wet leaves
the benediction
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Ingenue
Photograph of Auguste Rodin Statue Used With Permission of Kip Rechea
fluid stillness
goddess strength
rising
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Blue Cat’s Song
Blue Cat by Suzy Levinson
Blue Cat’s song
is a caterwaul tale
told to the moon
in a 12-bar snarl Continue reading
A Book by the Brook – Cricket in the Thicket
Finds tongues in trees, books in running brooks,
Sermons in stones, and good in everything.
— William Shakespeare
If you like poetry about creepy-crawlies, then Cricket in the Thicket is for you! Continue reading
Friendly Fairy Tales 