Ruffled red petals,
taut with youth,
reveal, then conceal Continue reading
Tag Archives: nature
The Color Inside
Whatever our color outside,
the color inside
is the most precious,
the color that defines us. Continue reading
Cottage Roses
crowded, clustered
climbing an iron archway
tiny cottage roses
Copyright 2017 Brenda Davis Harsham
Happy Father’s Day!
Happy Father’s Day! Continue reading
Happy Mother’s Day
Our oldest love, our first love,
unfolding from our own birth,
grows as we take our first steps,
flows in our veins,
lodges in our fiber.
The love that makes us children again. Continue reading
Do It Like Bees
Technology
and industry
create murky
byproducts.
Dragonpuffs of Continue reading
Lakeside
Lakeside, I am honey-drizzled,
in an inky trance, like tea
left too long in the sun. My arm
is a mossy log, lined with turtles. Continue reading
Tulips in Thyme
Tulips,
risque-ripe
purplicious
spring’s archetype
scent-delicious Continue reading
Sister Blue
Brother new, sister blue, I miss you.
Both lost at age four. Pain is evermore. Continue reading
Winter Accumulation
Accumulation of flakes,
millions of unique crystals soften and transform. Continue reading
Blue Spruce
all about town
blue spruces weighed down
heavy bridal gowns Continue reading
Lavender Longing
lavender longing
thin blue shadows on white snow
remembering bees
Copyright 2017 Brenda Davis Harsham Continue reading
Friendly Fairy Tales 