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Brenda Davis Harsham

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June 10, 2021

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Gratitude for Scents

gratitude for gathering, 
the simplest blessings 
are the most precious 

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August 5, 2020

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Silence of Swallowtails

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this green world
teems with bees, toads, and slugs,
we’re never alone

even silence seems happy
when a swallowtail visits

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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June 10, 2020

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Glorious Color

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As the cardinal calls
pretty, pretty, pretty,
apple blossoms
quiver like
cabbage butterflies
in lilac-scented sunshine. Continue reading →

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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June 1, 2020

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June Came Late

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June came late,
after May rains slanted,
and gardens were planted. Continue reading →

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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April 30, 2020

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Yellow Butterfly

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my mother’s birthday
missing her, feeling alone
yellow butterfly

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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April 20, 2020

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Monarchs

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butterflies
can still gather
in parties

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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November 21, 2019

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Photography, Poetry, publication, Writing Tips

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Orchid Wings

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daydreams of flying,
white wings, soaring, gliding
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Brenda Davis Harsham

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November 7, 2019

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Photography, Poetry

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Pump up the Color

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As leaves drop
and flowers fade,
summer lingers in
memories made.

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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October 10, 2019

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Looking Long

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Looking long
at another’s days —
so different,
and free.

But is the other
discontented —
looking with longing
at me?

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October 3, 2019

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Being Smaller

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reminded of my size
by a nearby butterfly,
trying to blend

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September 24, 2019

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Tuesday Reverie

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Pausing to puzzle
as summer slides into autumn
like a melted popsicle —
where do the days

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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September 15, 2019

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Sharing

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a friend by your side,
a chat, a smile, a shoulder,
sipping and sharing

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