On My Daughter’s Birthday

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What do I wish for
my daughter
on her eleventh
birthday? Continue reading

Rare Unicorn Sighting

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To my daughter,
dazzling as a unicorn,
ten just now,
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A Daughter’s Smile

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my daughter’s
every smile is
sunshine

Copyright 2018 Brenda Davis Harsham Continue reading

Fragrance Fandango

Pink Lilacs in bloom

cherry-petal pink
lilacs tease green hearts,
kissing and telling Continue reading

The Color of Teachers

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The color of daughters
is spring pink,
a color to open a bud
in the hardest heart. Continue reading

To a Daughter

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Wild mornings, wild afternoons!
If I am with you
your face alight
your laugh in my hair Continue reading

Big Boots, Little Boots

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my daughter’s boots
snugged beside her daddy’s,
new footsteps following

Note: Inspired by the Weekly Photo Challenge: Juxtaposition by the Daily Post.

Goodnight, Children

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Sleep, gentle daughter of the moon and stars. Continue reading

Fairy Princess Shinobu and the Samurai Rats

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Once upon a time, there was a very angry fairy princess. Her mother was Queen Red Leaf. Her court lived in a Japanese maple beside a small lantern in the Azalea Garden. Her mother was warring with the samurai rats living under the Bridge of Singing Water. She had allied with the Orange Blossom fairies. The fairies of both courts encircled the Wren Palace.

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