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
Poetry Is… A Sunrise
golden flutter
unravel in another’s eyes
joyful heartbeat
tremble, strong
weave a single spirit
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Water Ways
atrium of ice
over a grassy kingdom
until rain comes
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Poetry Is… A Revelation
Words, like new snow, soften soil and make poetry of winter. Poetry is… so many things… collected here in this wonderful community poem thanks to many talented friends. I plan to “find” a new poem within this poem and post it for Valentine’s Day. You’re invited to write your own poem from these lines and leave a link on February 14. Continue reading
Keep it Short
“Bend like the grass
that you do not break.”
— Kamala Markandaya
Blogging Tip: Keep posts short. Microfiction, micropoetry, quotes and tweets are popular for that very reason. They’re short. Break longer ideas into a series of shorter posts. Continue reading
Friendly Fairy Tales 