All Things Big and Small

All Things Big and Small

At a certain moment
The sun shone ablaze
From my window
Its brilliance so intense
It lured me to the frame
A small wayward branch
On the naked trunk of my oak
Highlighted
Upstaging the majestic blue spruce
Leaving it in the shade
The few-dwarfed leaves
Appeared gold
Like precious charms
Linked on a small wrist
This unusual setting
As if planned by the gods
A delight in its most
Unobtrusive creation
For the moment
This small branch
Held in its glory
Golden promises
The acknowledgment
Of something greater
Than itself

Maria Manobianco
Farmingdale, NY
Catholic Charities