
Winter days dwindle,
tree lights, tinsel and
hearts kindle.
Chilled to the bone,
those who roamed
came home.
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Winter days dwindle,
tree lights, tinsel and
hearts kindle.
Chilled to the bone,
those who roamed
came home.
Copyright 2023 Brenda Davis Harsham Continue reading
Mount Greylock, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

wringing out
a rain-soaked t-shirt,
my son smiles
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grey stones strung with red,
the River Fergus ripples
with silent ghosts
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doubtless Dubliners
take in stride their standing stones,
but not I
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July is midway,
roses climb, lilies dance, but
summer is half gone
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Elder weed sends up
starry-white flowers,
mini-Queen Anne’s lace.
Its rhizome roots
crowd out hapless
coral bells and astilbe
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June’s mid-day glow
turned my daughter’s pale cheeks
rosy as flowers
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a still moment,
after the frenzied four winds
blew the dust away
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petalled, leafed and bare,
together through the long years
branches twined
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trembling magnolias
feeling the cold wind’s touch
each petal shivers
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after snowmelt,
the first flowers have
a special magic
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remembering
my mother,
arms wide and strong
like tree branches
warm with morning sun, Continue reading