Wrought iron gate
charged with keeping
the world out
allows an aspen leaf
to skitter through.
It lies like a tongue
on the sidewalk,
blows raspberries
at the gate’s backside
as it skips up the steps.
Diane Webster's work has appeared in North Dakota Quarterly, New English Review, Studio One and other literary magazines. Five micro-chaps have been published by Origami Poetry Press. Diane has been nominated once for Best of the Net and three times for a Pushcart. Diane retired in 2022 after 40 years in the newspaper industry. She was a featured writer in Macrame Literary Journal and WestWard Quarterly. Her website is: www.dianewebster.com
Always a Way by Diane Webster
Wrought iron gatecharged with keepingthe world outallows an aspen leafto skitter through.It lies like a tongueon the sidewalk,blows raspberriesat the gate’s backsideas it skips up the steps.Diane Webster’s work has appeared in North Dakota Quarterly, New English Review, Studio One and other literary magazines. Five micro-chaps have been published by Origami Poetry Press. Diane has…
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