
Ridged shells,
sea conchiglie*,
drenched in warm
asiago, romano and
cheddar cheese,
look like barnacles Continue reading

Ridged shells,
sea conchiglie*,
drenched in warm
asiago, romano and
cheddar cheese,
look like barnacles Continue reading

raspberry blooms
chickadee hullabaloo
sunshine in my core Continue reading

Ruffled red petals,
taut with youth,
reveal, then conceal Continue reading

Praying for peace
as petals fall.
Praying for families,
divided by war.
Praying for refugees Continue reading

Everything we do
casts a long shadow
in the lives of others.
Let our decisions reflect
kindness and deep thought. Continue reading

Whatever our color outside,
the color inside
is the most precious,
the color that defines us. Continue reading

Used by Permission of Michelle Kogan
Thanks to Michelle Kogan, a Poetry Friday friend, for this stunning poetry postcard, with strawberries, bees and a Monarch fairy! Continue reading

crowded, clustered
climbing an iron archway
tiny cottage roses
Copyright 2017 Brenda Davis Harsham

dusty road
farmstand strawberries
spring in my step
Notes: This was written in honor of Suzanne’s new haiku prompt site, On the Road. Continue reading

Will drops a berry in a stream.
It rolls and bounces along.
He thinks a dappled fish nibbles,
until he hears a silver song. Continue reading

Moonlight glosses
dark waters.
Its silver light
beckons across
cold, silent space,
soothing us in our
troubled sleep. Continue reading

Like a flower, just opened,
hiding secrets
in my heart,
I have room to bloom,
to stretch and expand
into sunshine, Continue reading