Weekends, my dad plowed
through paperwork, pruned trees,
tinkered with the mower, fixed
bicycles, toasters, skinned knees.
I never thanked him. Continue reading
Happy Father’s Day
Category Archives: Holiday
A Day for Mothers
a day for mothers,
pear blooms scented by lilacs
dapple the sunshine
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Putting Away
Time to celebrate,
time to remember,
but also
time to put away.
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Happy New Year!
resolved,
to recognize stars
in winter wastes Continue reading
Sunset in Westford
Sunset sledders,
free and unfettered,
plummet downhill,
as Saturn and Jupiter align. Continue reading
The Darkest Month
short, dark days
let the fairy lights shine,
long and bright
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Season of Thanks
Thankful for family,
the four who stay with me
despite this year of separations. Continue reading
November Chill
November’s damp chill
settles into my bones
despite weak sunshine
National cemetery,
row upon row of flags
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November on the Brain
The first startling snow melts.
The evidence of an odd year
disappears into wet puddles
and sodden soil, cold and drear. Continue reading
Maple Down Ditty
autumn rain
slapping five with maple leaves,
pitter-pat splats
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Halloween is What?!
At first, Kelly can’t believe the news. But when dragons puff angry fire, she knows it’s true. Trick-or-Treating is canceled!
Something must be done.
Monsters need some fun. Continue reading
Ode to Photography
Time,
present and past.
Frozen moments,
remembered and forgotten.
Beauty,
ordinary and extraordinary.
Photographic power
reveals in light and dark
what my mother looked like as
a young girl,
or my father as
he welcomed me to the world,
or myself
as I smiled between
brother and sister
whose faces are only visible
in black and white now.
Lost faces, missed warmth, people
linger in shades, lines, and shapes,
like hieroglyphics of the past.
Copyright 2020 Brenda Davis Harsham
Notes: For World Photography Day today, I offer this ode, in gratitude for how concrete my memories are, of times past.
