Despite hurricane,
snowfall, driving rain,
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Grandfather Tree
Category Archives: Memoir
April’s Magic
through barren trees,
light shines
the strongest
Copyright 2021 Brenda Davis Harsham
Notes:
To those celebrating holidays — may you be safe and happy together or separate. Continue reading
Snowdrop Spring
Snowdrops appear;
Robin Redbreast
draws near. Continue reading
Down the Valley
Down the valley,
churn and bubble,
runs the river
on the double,
flowing past
town and trouble. Continue reading
Water over a Dam
starting anew
letting the past flow away,
water over a dam
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Winter at Last
in uncovered ears,
ice-flakes tickle and tease
driven by bitter winds
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Winter Majesty
First Dusting
The low, white sky
yields
a first dusting of
snow
and leaves tremble.
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Healing
Weave your story
with mine,
and we will never
live alone.
Copyright 2021 Brenda Davis Harsham
Notes: If you have time, watch the incandescent poem below, the inspiration for my poem, found when I went looking for wind and waves. At this time of too many divisions, let’s remember the past and honor each others’ stories. We need to unite, fight the virus, not each other.
Oral Traditions
— William Nu’Utupu Giles and Travis T.
Putting Away
Time to celebrate,
time to remember,
but also
time to put away.
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Behind the Tree Line
some days
the light shines brightest
behind the tree line
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Happy New Year!
resolved,
to recognize stars
in winter wastes Continue reading
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