“Admire as much as you can; most people do not admire enough.” — Vincent van Gogh
unfolded petals
with their high yellow note,
hold the scent of orchards
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Tag Archives: magic
After the Rain
sunshine after rain,
even the flowers
have wings
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A Book by the Brook — It’s Not Jack and the Beanstalk
Finds tongues in trees, books in running brooks,
Sermons in stones, and good in everything.
— William Shakespeare
If you love books pulsing with voice, that magical quality that brings characters to life, you’ll love It’s Not Jack and the Beanstalk, by Josh Funk, illustrated by Edwardian Taylor, Two Lions, 2017. Continue reading
A BOOK BY THE BROOK – Weird Witchy Words
Finds tongues in trees, books in running brooks,
Sermons in stones, and good in everything.
— William Shakespeare
If fantasy and magic are your cup of tea, you’ll enjoy the Shifter by Janice Hardy, the Apprentice Witch by James Nichol and the Peculiar Haunting of Thelma Bee by Erin Petti. The first has magical healers, the second has a girl who’s in over her head trying to help a community in peril and the third has spells that predate pagans. So if you want a break from the news, sit a spell and weave magic with great writers.
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Change Magic
women can stand together
voices raised
our magic circles the globe
the Second Women’s March
on every continent
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Why Be Normal?
Why be normal?
It’s much more fun
to be unique,
to stand out in a crowd,
to imagine
dragon queens and wizards.
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Mermaid Jewel
Moonlit Kitty
When you’re blue,
look above:
the moon smiles,
bright with love.
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Sleeping Magic
Photograph Used With Permission of Resa McConaghy
Like cicadas at summer’s end,
a fairy queen’s shell lingers, iridescent, glowing,
with traces of sleeping magic.
A wizard king can wake the dreamer
if he believes Continue reading
Autumnal treat
Speaking of gilded tomes, I read the Apprentice Witch by James Nicol, and it was delicious! Now I’m in the middle of Black Witch, very suspenseful. I’m also reading Hunter, Elite and Apex by Mercedes Lackey. Yum, such fun! A little magic with my Halloween chocolate. And here is some magic from Lavender.
Autumn’s door closes as
Winter’s door opens to
A welcoming hearth of
Glowing embers: friends remembered.
Bessoms sweeping crispy leaves,
Birds feeding on filigree seeds.
Sipping warm mead, reading
Gilded tomes about far away homes,
goblins, gnomes, fairies and
Treasure troves.
Pollen Puff
like pink fairy trees
Astilbe brushes my knees
pollen puff <sneeze!>
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Hiding Spell
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?
