Done and Dusted

cold dust,
tree branches creak and crack, 
brilliant sparkles blind 

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Year’s End Cheer

Lit Tree with Golden Bird, snowflake ball and frog prince

May your days be full of cheer,
with everyone you hold dear
feeling well and full of fun —
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Storms are Coming

storms are coming,
as the skies grow dark, remember,
you can’t dodge the rain 

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Happy 4th!

Blue Irises in front of red azalea

garden fireworks, 
summer itself celebrates 
in red, white and blue 

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Down a Stream

with permission of Hanna Greenwood

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together
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Healing

Weave your story 
with mine, 
and we will never 
live alone. 

Copyright 2021 Brenda Davis Harsham

Notes: If you have time, watch the incandescent poem below, the inspiration for my poem, found when I went looking for wind and waves. At this time of too many divisions, let’s remember the past and honor each others’ stories. We need to unite, fight the virus, not each other. 

Oral Traditions
— William Nu’Utupu Giles and Travis T.

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Behind the Tree Line

some days 
the light shines brightest 
behind the tree line 

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June Came Late

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June came late,
after May rains slanted,
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