Yarrow Tide

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yellow yarrow clouds
like bits of solid sunlight
speak of summer Continue reading

Ruffled Petals

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Ruffled red petals,
taut with youth,
reveal, then conceal Continue reading

Room to Bloom

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Like a flower, just opened,
hiding secrets
in my heart,
I have room to bloom,
to stretch and expand
into sunshine, Continue reading

Orange News Stings

politics divide
but can’t be set aside
when the powerful
tell us we are powerless
then we must stand together
raise our voices
clamor to be heard
truth is more than a word

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Happy Mothering Day

Yellow and pink columbine flowers

Even Mother’s Day
is a mothering day.
A day of hair braiding,
breakfast sharing, Continue reading

Fragrance Fandango

Pink Lilacs in bloom

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

Tulips in Thyme

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Tulips,
risque-ripe
purplicious
spring’s archetype
scent-delicious Continue reading

Reverso Poem

Blue Anemone Windflower

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Windflower
opens
eye,
seeing
first
butterfly. Continue reading

Coral Flowers

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If I were a fish,
I’d live in a coral tower.
If I were a bird, I’d nest
above a cactus flower. Continue reading

Mint-Lemon Spring

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Trees in bud burst
open, unrehearsed,
wild mint-lemon taste. Continue reading

Snowdrop’s Spell

Snowdrops blooming on February 25, 2017

Softest bell,
highest tone,
listen well,
Winter Crone, Continue reading

Lavender Longing

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lavender longing
thin blue shadows on white snow
remembering bees

Copyright 2017 Brenda Davis Harsham Continue reading