NPD Poem of the Day by Brenda Harsham
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Poem of the day comes from Brenda Davis Harsham from Massachusetts:
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This is just to say…
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Thank you, Earth
that held tight trees
bent to their knees
in hurricane winds and
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that imprints time itself
on gorges, stone and shelf,
in the language of fossil hieroglyphics.
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Thank you, Stones
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that, in stillness, filter clean
water in openings between
tiny stones and soil
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yet still cup oceans and rivers,
reflect clouds in shining slivers,
and remember dinosaurs and glaciers.
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Thank you, Soil
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that warms bulbs and seeds
of flowers, trees and weeds
through the long, white winter
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and mothers green shoots
gently soothes new roots
with tender hands, black, moist and fragrant.
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© Brenda Davis Harsham
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Image © Charlón on Flikr, by Creative Commons License.
- Posted in: National Poetry Day ♦ National Poetry Day 2016 ♦ Poems ♦ Poetry news ♦ Sustainability
- Tagged: Earth, Forward Arts Foundation, Love Poem, Message poems, National Poetry Day 2016, nature, Soil, Stones, Thank You Poem
lizbrownlee - poet 
A beautiful poem, Brenda. I keep re-reading it!
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Lovely poem and photo well-matched, Brenda.
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🙂 It’s a great poem! I do the photo-matching, Liz. I rather enjoy it, as it’s hard to get the right thing for poetry. You don’t want an exact replica of the poem, just a feel.
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The photo is beautiful, Liz. Well done matching my message. My poem looks good here, thanks! Thanks to Helen and Liz for your kind words about my poem.
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It was a pleasure, Brenda.
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Well written, Brenda, and well worth a third or fourth read, as I’ve done.
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