Cottage Rose Summers

lackluster weeding
humid weekend afternoon,
scent of roses

Copyright 2021 Brenda Davis Harsham

Notes: The subtle scent of cottage roses lifts my spirits. A little fertilizer last year has made all the difference. I hope your garden is repaying your efforts with the invisible magic of scents.

Gratitude for Scents

gratitude for gathering, 
the simplest blessings 
are the most precious 

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Grandfather Tree

Despite hurricane,
snowfall, driving rain,
Grandfather Tree Continue reading

April’s Magic

through barren trees,
light shines 
the strongest

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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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