April’s Magic

through barren trees,
light shines 
the strongest

Copyright 2021 Brenda Davis Harsham

Notes:

To those celebrating holidays — may you be safe and happy together or separate. Continue reading

Snowdrop Spring

Snowdrops appear; 
Robin Redbreast 
draws near. Continue reading

Winter Wasteland

under the dank pond, 
below its winter wasteland, 
slumber turtles 

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Down the Valley

Down the valley, 
churn and bubble, 
runs the river 
on the double, 
flowing past
town and trouble.  Continue reading

Water over a Dam

starting anew 
letting the past flow away, 
water over a dam 

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First to Melt

the first bare circles, 
melted by the warm 
hearts of trees 

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Down a Stream

with permission of Hanna Greenwood

Every moment we had
together
falls like snowflakes Continue reading

Dreaming of Stars

powder for skiing, 
snowflakes dreaming of stars, 
icy, frozen breath 

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Winter Silence

the silence of snow, 
a cathedral of stillness,
until snowplows roar 

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On camellias abloom in oak trees

Camellia blossom in an oak tree. Photo by Margaret Simon

Grafted to my oak stem,
your pink camellia
fingers twined
so sweetly
that we formed
new growth.  Continue reading

Winter at Last

From Cold Spring Park, Newton, Massachusetts

in uncovered ears, 
ice-flakes tickle and tease
driven by bitter winds 

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Winter Majesty

dull January
reaches icy majesty,
at sunset

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