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Brenda Davis Harsham

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September 17, 2017

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Photography, Poetry

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Pondering Purple

Purple Kale leaf with raindrops

Pomegranate-tipped
raindrops gather,
as if fairies bless

purple kale, with leaves Continue reading →

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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September 7, 2017

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Pollen Puff

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like pink fairy trees
Astilbe brushes my knees
pollen puff <sneeze!>

Copyright 2017 Brenda Davis Harsham Continue reading →

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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August 20, 2017

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Witch Weeding

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A garden witch
knows when to weed,
when to deadhead.
Lets some things reseed.

Pulls quackgrass,
curly dock, carpet weed,
crab grass. Makes wishes Continue reading →

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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August 17, 2017

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Poetry

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Summer Postcard Swap

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Thanks to Carol Varsalona who sent me dreams, hopes and fairy dust. Continue reading →

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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August 2, 2017

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Hiding Spell

Bunny hiding behind flowers

Don’t look,
don’t see,
I’ll stay still,
you won’t see me!

Copyright 2017 Brenda Davis Harsham

Notes: Here’s a ditty for a summer day in honor of a shy visitor. Do you see the bunny?

 

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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July 27, 2017

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Freckled Lily

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Rippled pond,
dew-strung lawn.
Yawning moon
welcomes dawn. Continue reading →

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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July 1, 2017

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The Color Inside

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Whatever our color outside,
the color inside
is the most precious,
the color that defines us. Continue reading →

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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June 29, 2017

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Art, Poetry

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Bees and Fairies

haiku and fairy artwork by artist/illustrator Michelle Kogan

Used by Permission of Michelle Kogan

Thanks to Michelle Kogan, a Poetry Friday friend, for this stunning poetry postcard, with strawberries, bees and a Monarch fairy! Continue reading →

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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June 22, 2017

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Fairy Tale for Boys, Photography, Poetry

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Silver Song

Ottauquechee River

Will drops a berry in a stream.
It rolls and bounces along.
He thinks a dappled fish nibbles,
until he hears a silver song. Continue reading →

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May 22, 2017

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Cat and the Dandelion Moon

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Cat went here. The moon was there.
Cat crept toward the Dandelion moon.
Cat’s paw was an asteroid, flying fast. Continue reading →

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March 26, 2017

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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 →

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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March 19, 2017

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Photography, Poetry

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Snow Fish

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Snow fish,
flow fish,
flying toward spring.  Continue reading →

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