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
Light on the Darkest Nights
Category Archives: Holiday
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
Happy 4th!
garden fireworks,
summer itself celebrates
in red, white and blue
Copyright 2021 Brenda Davis Harsham
Happy Father’s Day
Weekends, my dad plowed
through paperwork, pruned trees,
tinkered with the mower, fixed
bicycles, toasters, skinned knees.
I never thanked him. Continue reading
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
Friendly Fairy Tales 