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Brenda Davis Harsham

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May 30, 2019

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Happiness of Ferns

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uncurling
toward sunshine,
happiness perches on ferns,
singing

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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January 17, 2018

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Inspiring Color

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Ideas last,
stick barnacle-fast,
and even dance
when asked.

So I write,
dawn to night,
just an idea
acolyte.

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March 23, 2017

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Evade Capture

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As night flees down dark paths
from the early light,
dreams scatter into
deadening fog.
The breathing air carries stories
of foreign pain
and domestic infighting
that will scream from our
headlines by noon. Bar the door. Continue reading →

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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March 9, 2017

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Long Laughs

Bark ruffled into a grin

Smiling trees, hiking, campsite, bonfire.
Night falls with a cold shower of tasks,
cooking, place setting, finding, cleaning,
while fireflies flicker in darkening trees. Continue reading →

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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February 11, 2017

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Holiday, Poetry

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Red Tether

red heart wreaths

Your absence is a
red tether Continue reading →

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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February 2, 2017

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Nye for Love

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Children of the World,
who breathe perfumed air in
rose gardens, spice-filled kitchens,
orange groves and city streets… Continue reading →

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