Catherine Donavon : Writing

Before the Storm

Before the Storm

A Poem by Catherine Donavon


Cloudsthe ugly yellow-greenof a week-old bruiseovertook the sky like plagueswelling and cramping the atmospherewith the restless, bloated insistenceof..
The Sail

The Sail

A Poem by Catherine Donavon


Sheets snap on the line in the morning breeze;Smells of dewy earth and Clorox bleach;I close my eyes and let my memory reach,And sail again with you o..
Morning Walk

Morning Walk

A Poem by Catherine Donavon


I walk outinto the fresh-bathed Morningdream steamy and utterly silent.Not even the birds dare breakthe fragile film of peace.I stand suspendedwithin ..
The Acres

The Acres

A Poem by Catherine Donavon


This is a series of four poems inspired by walks in a special nature preserve.
TINTYPES

TINTYPES

A Poem by Catherine Donavon


Dedicated to my ancestors
Weather Report

Weather Report

A Poem by Catherine Donavon


Grey this morningAnd coolWith intermittentChirpingBecoming insistentInterrupted byraucous cawing from the East.Patches of fogSlowlyClearing from my br..
LONGING

LONGING

A Poem by Catherine Donavon


A love of nature poem written August 22, 2015