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.

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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January 15, 2021

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Memoir, Photography, Poetry

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Behind the Tree Line

some days
the light shines brightest
behind the tree line

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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December 22, 2020

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Holiday, Memoir, Poetry

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The Darkest Month

short, dark days
let the fairy lights shine,
long and bright

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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May 29, 2020

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Memoir, Photography, Poetry

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Poem for Peace

On the edge of a knife,
words sustain my life,
address
my stress
and lessen household strife.

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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May 25, 2020

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Memoir, Photography, Poetry

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Rebirth

in a time
of confusion and fear,
rebirth

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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May 23, 2020

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Memoir, Photography, Poetry

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Sunshine is Calling

time to bloom
when the sunshine calls,
let loose

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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April 3, 2020

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Current Events, Memoir, Photography, Poetry

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In Search of a Metaphor

Each day I’m drawn in
turtle-tight.
I mourn the old way
I shopped, the old way
I chatted with co-workers,
gossiped as Yelena cut my hair,
or watched my children walk,
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