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Brenda Davis Harsham

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January 20, 2023

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Memoir, Photography, Poetry

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Layers of Light

clouds on Mount Greylock, 
ever-changing layers of 
dark and light 

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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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November 19, 2021

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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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Brenda Davis Harsham

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February 16, 2021

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Winter Silence

the silence of snow, 
a cathedral of stillness,
until snowplows roar 

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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February 9, 2021

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Memoir, Photography, Poetry

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Winter at Last

From Cold Spring Park, Newton, Massachusetts

in uncovered ears, 
ice-flakes tickle and tease
driven by bitter winds 

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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January 1, 2021

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Holiday, Memoir, Photography, Poetry

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Happy New Year!

resolved,
to recognize stars 
in winter wastes Continue reading →

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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December 23, 2020

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Holiday, Photography, Poetry, Writing Tips

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Sunset in Westford

Picture Credit: Leela Obilichetti, Westford, MA

Sunset sledders, 
free and unfettered, 
plummet downhill, 
as Saturn and Jupiter align.  Continue reading →

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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November 26, 2020

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Poetry

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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 →

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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November 16, 2020

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Holiday, Photography, Poetry

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Season of Thanks

Thankful for family, 
the four who stay with me 
despite this year of separations.  Continue reading →

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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October 29, 2020

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Holiday, Photography, Poetry

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Maple Down Ditty

autumn rain 
slapping five with maple leaves, 
pitter-pat splats  

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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June 1, 2020

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Current Events, Memoir, Poetry

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June Came Late

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June came late,
after May rains slanted,
and gardens were planted. Continue reading →

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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October 10, 2019

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Photography, Poetry

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Looking Long

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Looking long
at another’s days —
so different,
and free.

But is the other
discontented —
looking with longing
at me?

Copyright 2019 Brenda Davis Harsham Continue reading →

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