Notes: Winter has skated into town on frozen sidewalks, catching some late blooms off guard. They are rising to the occasion, though. I hope you’re having a magical week.

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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October 27, 2016

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Photography, Poetry, Writing Tips

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To Know Much

I never know as much as when I don’t know anything. Continue reading →

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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October 20, 2016

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Photography, Poetry

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Mothers Near

Mother Near

I feel my mother near
in a garden,
leaves trembling,
like my heart,
as a butterfly lights
on a concrete goddess. Continue reading →

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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October 16, 2016

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Art, Photography, Poetry

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Leaves Aflame

Leaves aflame set my heart afire with thanks. Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary, Natick, MA, red tree by pond

Leaves aflame
set my heart afire
with thanks Continue reading →

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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October 5, 2016

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Holiday, Photography, Poetry

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Happy National Poetry Day

This is just to say…

Thank you, Earth

that held tight trees
bent to their knees
in hurricane winds and

that imprints time itself
on gorges, stone and shelf,
in the language of fossil hieroglyphics. Continue reading →

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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September 29, 2016

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Dinosaur Dawn

Used by Permission of Cindy Knoke

Used by Permission of Cindy Knoke

Used by Permission of Cindy Knoke

When dinosaurs greeted the dawn,
perhaps they tweeted and twittered,
while they preened and flirted,
just as their modern descendants
greet the dawn with a chorus that
rattles shutters and billows curtains. Continue reading →