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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Brenda Davis Harsham

Posted on

November 23, 2017

Posted under

Holiday, Photography, Poetry

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Thanksgiving

Thankful for art and music,
for time with my family,
words that flow and dance, Continue reading →

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Brenda Davis Harsham

Posted on

June 29, 2017

Posted under

Art, Poetry

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Bees and Fairies

haiku and fairy artwork by artist/illustrator Michelle Kogan

Used by Permission of Michelle Kogan

Thanks to Michelle Kogan, a Poetry Friday friend, for this stunning poetry postcard, with strawberries, bees and a Monarch fairy! Continue reading →

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Brenda Davis Harsham

Posted on

June 2, 2017

Posted under

Art, Current Events, Poetry

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Of Truth and Tyranny

Watercolor of red poppies

Poppies for
remembrance.
Fallen soldiers.
Fallen journalists.
Blood spilled in fields.
We cannot sleep. Continue reading →

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Brenda Davis Harsham

Posted on

May 31, 2017

Posted under

Photography, Poetry

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The Art of Opposites

Audacity, reverence;
focus, dreaminess;
stone, flowers;

frozen fire, burning ice;
reticence, expletive;
truth, proof, belief;

Continue reading →

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Brenda Davis Harsham

Posted on

May 4, 2017

Posted under

Photography, Poetry

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Self-Portrait as Wildflower

Late snow or early heat,
a green shoot persists.

Rising from fragrant soil,
toe-deep in reverie,

surviving drought,
negligence and starving deer. Continue reading →

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Brenda Davis Harsham

Posted on

March 4, 2017

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Art, Poetry

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Dreaming Inside

Flying Away, Used by Permission of Sath

We fly past the stars on silver wings,
rushing wind without and within.
All of life unfolds its answers
until we wake.
Alone.

Note: The first line refers to Roald Dahl’s Matilda. The art is courtesy of Sath, a wonderful street artist and international ambassador of art. Resa McConaghy at Graffiti Lux and Murals is celebrating Kids’ Month, and you are welcome to drop by and make friends with her and other kids-loving friends.