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Lights in a Storm
When storms churn surf
and flood waters rise,
beacons of light
are as vital as breath.
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January Misgivings
In honor of Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day, I find myself speechless, but I am resonating with:
Herman Melville’s Misgivings
When ocean-clouds over inland hills
Sweep storming in late autumn brown,
And horror the sodden valley fills,
And the spire falls crashing in the town,
I muse upon my country’s ills—
The tempest bursting from the waste of Time
On the world’s fairest hope linked with man’s foulest crime. Continue reading
Storms Gather Haibun
Gathering her brows like gathering storm,
Nursing her wrath to keep it warm.
Robert Burns
Storms gather, and the air feels heavy. The first few rain drops are huge monsters, icy with winter indifference, a mixed bag of snow, sleet, hail and rain. The sidewalks have black ice. With the rain, they are slick, and I have fallen twice. I’m at least a mile from home. The rain stops again, the universe holds its breath, and the sun struggles through the layers of cloud.
Five Brothers Tanka
five brothers standing
together against all storms
facing the new year
letting go differences
roots intertwined for all time
Copyright 2014 Brenda Davis Harsham
Note: Tanka is defined in Oak Leak Tanka.
Friendly Fairy Tales 