buds waiting for spring
reluctant leaves enduring
dreaming of summer
Copyright 2013 Brenda Davis Harsham
Tag Archives: fairy tale
Dark Spaces Haiku
golden sunshine glows
fae hide in the dark spaces
writing to Santa
Copyright 2013 Brenda Davis Harsham
Sonnet to a Cabbage
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s bloom?
Thou art more hardy and vivid in snow.
Over charming cabbages, dark clouds loom,
Soft fall winter’s tears on curled leaf below.
Coldest days, the white sky fills with snowflakes
Their white color enhances your bolder.
The distant sun peeks, an opening makes,
Crystal sparkles enchant the beholder.
And yet, the blindness reminds of regrets,
Summer sprite and fae gardens are no more.
Gnomes and dwarves hibernate in cabbage beds,
Violet leaf consoles as we adore.
Even when we wearily shovel snow,
We are buoyed by your vibrant purple glow.
Copyright 2013 Brenda Davis Harsham
Note: Inspired by Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 (one of my favorites), after learning one of my readers had not read Shakespeare.
Winter Queen Haiku
blue topaz shadows
yew queen crowned in ice crystals
sparkling with diamonds
Copyright 2013 Brenda Davis Harsham
New Day Haiku
fresh new snow falling
path through a magic portal
leave the past behind
Copyright 2013 Brenda Davis Harsham
Taste of Winter in the Pathya Vat
Fae folk travel,
Long cold rambles,
Deep in brambles.
Winter berries
Feed some hungry
Hiding fairies,
Wanting cherries
Or sugarplums.
For those into poetry forms:
A Pathya Vat is a form of poetry originating in Cambodia. Continue reading
Hidden Dwarf Haiku
magical dwarf hides
white duvet cannot warm him
cold makes stone from bone
Copyright 2013 Brenda Davis Harsham
Fairy Ball Fibonacci Poem
Shh!
Hide,
Fairies!
Hold fans high
Pretend we’re cabbage,
Think ornamental vegetable!
No more chorus line once music stops and fae-folk hide.
Slowly, as night dons its purple, starry cloak, the fae ball resumes, with pipe, fife and song.
Copyright 2013 Brenda Davis Harsham
Note: A Fibonacci Poem is one in which each succeeding line is equal in syllable length to the syllable length of the preceding two lines added together, or one, one, two, three, five, eight, thirteen, twenty-one, thirty-four, etc.
Frosty Sparkles Haiku
temperatures drop
white sparkles rim grass and leaf
frost vipers circle
Fairy Friday
Here is a sweet treat from an organic friend. 🙂 Hope you enjoy this fairy garden. Have a great weekend!! Warmly, Brenda
Fairies are invisible and inaudible like angels. But their magic sparkles in nature. ~Lynn Holland
Beautiful Berries Haiku
heavy jeweled branches
offerings for the fairies
delightful berries
Copyright 2013 Brenda Davis Harsham
Faerie Migration
A wonderful voice in the fairy tale world, opening a door with a haiku. I love it, and hope you do, too! Warmly, Brenda
Faerie migration
Very nearly complete –
‘Tis quiet here now.
J. Casey, Blackbirds Above The Marsh, ©2013.
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I set out to write a poem about finding faeries while mushroom hunting in the spring, inspired by Brenda’s story – Red Mushroom Mansion. This was born instead, and maybe I can come up with others using the same idea. Maybe – yeah right. I know more will show up in this vein. Take a read of Brenda’s story – it’s a great read.
And please don’t mistake me for not knowing some faeries hang around during the winter. I’ve been around long enough to know…
Oh, and I’m also linking this to the Weekly Writing Challenge. This is my fifth and final contribution to it! I’m kind of surprised I finished them all so quickly.
Friendly Fairy Tales 