Skip to content

Leaf And Twig

Where observation and imagination meet nature in poetry.

  • SUBSCRIBE
  • ABOUT
  • CONTACT
    • FAQ’s
      • Copyright Protected
      • Cancelations and Refunds
      • Privacy Policy
      • Resources
      • Terms and Conditions
  • POSTS
    • ARCHIVE
  • GALLERY
  • Account
    • Log In

Author: Catherine Arcolio

Posted on September 11, 2025August 31, 2025

Ambiguous Sky

uncertain day
begins in
pink and grey

Like this:

Like Loading...
Posted on September 10, 2025August 31, 2025

Purpose Driven Life

unsung, they hum
these workers who so diligently
uphold the world

Like this:

Like Loading...
Posted on September 9, 2025August 31, 2025

Together

over time
becoming
one

Like this:

Like Loading...
Posted on September 8, 2025August 31, 2025

3,000 Miles To Go

departure time draws near
sustenance the only baggage
to pack for the journey

Like this:

Like Loading...
Posted on September 7, 2025August 31, 2025

Black Rocks Green Leaves

beside the brook
light and shadow
conversed about
contentment’s ways

Like this:

Like Loading...
Posted on September 6, 2025August 31, 2025

Bear’s Binoculars

dropped
at the sighting
of this winter’s den

Like this:

Like Loading...
Posted on September 5, 2025August 31, 2025

Dispersing

heron on the wing
an echo of the morning mist
rising and disappearing

Like this:

Like Loading...
Posted on September 4, 2025August 31, 2025

The Mesosphere Nearby

inside the mallow’s bloom
a kind of shooting star
beauty streaking past

Like this:

Like Loading...
Posted on September 3, 2025August 22, 2025

Candle In The Wind

wick of grass
houses
the sun

Like this:

Like Loading...
Posted on September 2, 2025August 22, 2025

Stop

wait and watch
as the sun reveals
today’s gifts

Like this:

Like Loading...
Posted on September 1, 2025August 22, 2025

Creation

round and round
the weaving
and repairs

Like this:

Like Loading...
Posted on August 31, 2025August 22, 2025

Deep In The Daylilies

one shiny black eye
unmasked
his stone disguise

Like this:

Like Loading...
Posted on August 30, 2025August 22, 2025

Why The Meadow Blooms

for the bees
and the earth
and her own pleasure

Like this:

Like Loading...
Posted on August 29, 2025August 22, 2025

It Was The Quietest Of Songs

listen for
the music of
the mushroom accordion

Like this:

Like Loading...
Posted on August 28, 2025August 22, 2025

The Day Starts With Conversation

crows
in the field
morning corn klatch

Like this:

Like Loading...
Posted on August 27, 2025August 22, 2025

Heat

these coneflowers
an inferno
of color

Like this:

Like Loading...
Posted on August 26, 2025August 22, 2025

Secret Passage

only we know
the feet that tread these stairs
in twos and fours

Like this:

Like Loading...
Posted on August 25, 2025August 15, 2025

Like Life

the tide withdrew
and left behind
hard and soft combined

Like this:

Like Loading...
Posted on August 24, 2025August 15, 2025

Falling Into Blue

the sky, the ocean
and the shade too
all falling into blue

Like this:

Like Loading...
Posted on August 23, 2025August 15, 2025

Seaside Community

on the rocks
a barnacle enclave of tiny homes
by neighboring mollusks residing in shells

Like this:

Like Loading...
Posted on August 22, 2025August 15, 2025

The Lap Of Eternity

resting on shore
each wave
a breath

Like this:

Like Loading...
Posted on August 21, 2025August 15, 2025

It Wasn’t Grey

amidst
the black and white
the green of things

Like this:

Like Loading...
Posted on August 20, 2025August 15, 2025

Pollen Painted

in the high heat
August fields fill with
goldenrod and dry grass

Like this:

Like Loading...
Posted on August 19, 2025August 15, 2025

Layers

the birch sheds
her bark cocoon
revelation after revelation

Like this:

Like Loading...
Posted on August 18, 2025August 12, 2025

The Garden’s Guardian

presiding over
this convent of flowers
dedicated protector of insects and blooms

Like this:

Like Loading...
Posted on August 17, 2025August 12, 2025

Blue Diamonds

glinting
with sunshine
and raindrops

Like this:

Like Loading...
Posted on August 16, 2025August 8, 2025

Thistle’s Gaze

in a blink
thistle eyes look
through lavender lashes

Like this:

Like Loading...
Posted on August 15, 2025August 8, 2025

Water And Granite

steadfast in opposite ways
the durability of granite
married to the fluidity of water

Like this:

Like Loading...
Posted on August 14, 2025August 8, 2025

Blooming Like A Starry Night

one white star
shining in
the purple petal sky

Like this:

Like Loading...
Posted on August 13, 2025August 8, 2025

Marsh Concerto

plunk and peep of frogs
whispers in the reeds
songs sung by leaves

Like this:

Like Loading...

Posts pagination

Previous page Page 1 … Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 … Page 180 Next page

copyright / privacy policy / terms and conditions

 

Loading Comments...
 

    %d