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Author: Catherine Arcolio

Posted on August 12, 2025August 8, 2025

A Beauty And Her Beauty

a jewel
in her crown
butterfly alights on coneflower

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Posted on August 11, 2025August 3, 2025

Markers

side by side
the pyramid and cairn
left to hold a place in time

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Posted on August 10, 2025August 3, 2025

Face Of The Fallen Log

surprise
at the softness
of the pine needle landing

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Posted on August 9, 2025August 3, 2025

Pergola

the roof of leaves
kaleidoscoping light
magic in the outside room

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Posted on August 8, 2025August 3, 2025

Winged Reverence

the cardinal bows
his head in prayer
blessing the bowl
and the water it holds

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Posted on August 7, 2025August 3, 2025

One Drew Me In

finely feather flower
your enchanting charisma
blurs the other blooms

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Posted on August 6, 2025July 29, 2025

The Rooted Path

tree roots lattice the path
gentle stairs we ascend
in our journey towards the light

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Posted on August 5, 2025July 29, 2025

At The Edge Of Sleep

a dream
passed by
in the blue and pink sky

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Posted on August 4, 2025July 29, 2025

Watching Light Dance On The Water

deep in the quiet woods
by the unhurried water
my soul rejuvenates

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Posted on August 3, 2025July 29, 2025

Contemplating The Leaf

repetitions
of line
how intricacies expand

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Posted on August 2, 2025July 29, 2025

Uncontainable

shoulder to shoulder
the flowers a joyful gathering
asking us to do the same

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Posted on August 1, 2025July 29, 2025

The Brightening

fuchsia lanterns
preparing to cast
their petal light

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Posted on July 31, 2025July 23, 2025

Vulnerabilities

pink plastic flamingos
their only predators
the elements, time and asethics

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Posted on July 30, 2025July 23, 2025

The Green Interpreter

consuming the color spectrum
and translating it
into a multitude of greens

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Posted on July 29, 2025July 23, 2025

Silent Invitation

like breadcrumbs
we sprinkle red flowers
for hummingbirds

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Posted on July 28, 2025July 17, 2025

A Duty Of Beauty

columbine has set her seed
one last hurrah
she blooms her leaves

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Posted on July 27, 2025July 17, 2025

The Estate

bee balm bloom
by the blue door
a kind of coat of arms

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Posted on July 26, 2025July 17, 2025

Solitude

to bloom in solitude
is still
to bloom

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Posted on July 25, 2025July 17, 2025

Make Holy The Housework

while the laundry dries
let it be perfumed
by summer blooms

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Posted on July 24, 2025July 17, 2025

Ripen

so much beauty
in the readying
to unfurl

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Posted on July 23, 2025July 17, 2025

To Hold It All As Sacred

dark and light
forever entwined
and always passing

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Posted on July 22, 2025July 17, 2025

Pink Flare

announcing
the necessity
of joy

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Posted on July 21, 2025July 17, 2025

As The Sun Rose

dreams lingered
like dew drops
on leaf tips

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Posted on July 20, 2025July 11, 2025

Cheerleaders

purple petal pom poms
cheering on
the garden’s bloom

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Posted on July 19, 2025July 11, 2025

Rising Temperatures

the smoke tree billows pink
as the door yard basks
in summer’s heat

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Posted on July 18, 2025July 11, 2025

Garden Tapestry

the days
of summer
woven in leaves

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Posted on July 17, 2025July 4, 2025

Rabbit Ears

another new litter
pink and soft
listening, listening

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Posted on July 16, 2025July 4, 2025

The Road Into Summer

from the respite of shade
blue skies of opportunities
just up ahead

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Posted on July 15, 2025July 15, 2025

Sound Seen

fire alarm
the begonia
a siren of red

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Posted on July 14, 2025July 4, 2025

Room For All

each blooms in their our own time
community’s beauty
someone is always flowering

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