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Tag Archives: Poetry

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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April 3, 2022

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Photography, Poetry

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First Flowers

after snowmelt, 
the first flowers have 
a special magic 

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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March 27, 2022

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Humor, Photography, Poetry

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Mad for March

blue berries round 
piny and pungent 
Juniper berries found Continue reading →

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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March 15, 2022

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Current Events, Memoir, Photography, Poetry

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Beware the Ides of March

Be you a young Russian soldier 
doing as you’re told or 
a young Ukrainian,
castaway 
from home, Continue reading →

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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March 2, 2022

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Memoir, Photography, Poetry

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Missing Migrators

missing migrators 
flying flocks disappeared south, 
empty nests 

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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February 16, 2022

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Memoir, Photography, Poetry

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The Deep Quiet

winter sunset, 
even birds stop call-call-calling 
to look up 

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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February 1, 2022

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Memoir, Photography, Poetry

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To February

our bluejay jeer-jeers 
amid newly-forming buds 
before he disappears

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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January 15, 2022

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Memoir, Photography, Poetry

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Done and Dusted

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

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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January 7, 2022

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Photography, Poetry

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Last Leaves of Fall

dry leaves flutter 
like withered cherry petals, 
painful longing 

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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December 27, 2021

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Holiday, Memoir, Photography, Poetry

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Light on the Darkest Nights

Moonlight falls
from high in the sky,
silvering
the latticed pine branches,
softly shining
on every trembling needle
like summer’s
morning dew. Continue reading →

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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December 25, 2021

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Holiday, Photography, Poetry

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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 —
each and every one! Continue reading →

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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November 19, 2021

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Memoir, Photography, Poetry

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A Sweet Sting

remembering 
my mother, 
arms wide and strong
like tree branches 
warm with morning sun,  Continue reading →

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Posted by

Brenda Davis Harsham

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November 14, 2021

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Memoir, Photography, Poetry

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Entranced by

the moment when light
through colored glass turns sunshine
into magic 

2021 Brenda Davis Harsham Continue reading →

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