The low, white sky
yields
a first dusting of
snow
and leaves tremble.
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First Dusting
Tag Archives: poem
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.
Putting Away
Time to celebrate,
time to remember,
but also
time to put away.
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Happy New Year!
resolved,
to recognize stars
in winter wastes Continue reading
The Darkest Month
short, dark days
let the fairy lights shine,
long and bright
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Thanks and Giving
The
leaves
whirl, swirl,
frisk and flutter,
before settling into
honey and russet blankets,
beech, maple, birch, oak, cherry. Continue reading
Season of Thanks
Thankful for family,
the four who stay with me
despite this year of separations. Continue reading
Maple Down Ditty
autumn rain
slapping five with maple leaves,
pitter-pat splats
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Let Go
when the weight carried
presses me into the ground
I have to let go Continue reading
You’re the AMAZING YOU
When doors slam,
things look tough, or
your heart is drumming it,
Remember you’re
the AMAZING YOU
and keep humming it. Continue reading
Happy Autumn!
a palette of earthtones
paints hillsides
with Autumn song
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Fairy Tale in Black
Once upon a time, Ruth grew into
a woman who refused to let others
put her in her place. She made
her own place, a place where
hard work, talent and persistence
would carry her across battlefields
of books, opinions, and gavels, where
great minds clamored and clashed. Continue reading
Friendly Fairy Tales 