Barnacles and Cheese

Cheesy shells in a blue bowl

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

Raspberry Blooms

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raspberry blooms
chickadee hullabaloo
sunshine in my core Continue reading →

Ruffled Petals

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

A Prayer for All

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

Interdependence

Green Field with small flags casting long shadows

Everything we do
casts a long shadow
in the lives of others.

Let our decisions reflect
kindness and deep thought. Continue reading →

The Color Inside

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

Bees and Fairies

haiku and fairy artwork by artist/illustrator Michelle Kogan

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 →

Cottage Roses

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crowded, clustered
climbing an iron archway
tiny cottage roses

Copyright 2017 Brenda Davis Harsham

Strawberry Moment

Fresh Strawberries in a white colander

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 →

Silver Song

Ottauquechee River

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 Gloss

Setting sun river

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

Room to Bloom

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