Poems
by Diane
Webster
At Attention
Shipwreck aground
on the beach
with seagulls
perched around
its deck; sailors
in dress whites
stand at attention
as ship docks;
shore leave
cancelled.
Journey Tracks
Long-legged shore bird
walks on its own reflection
as white foam ocean
massages the sand
between bird tracks
stitching a journey
for seafood cuisine.
Giggles Away
Ripples giggle echoes
away as raindrops
plop on the pond
in effervescent bursts
massaging from shore
to shore; cattail herd
releases fluffy confetti
floating on tickle waves.
Summer Musings
On drought-brown lawn
shadows of tree limbs
in jigsaw-puzzle shapes;
shrunken river shore
with mud drying
into parchment curls;
mosaic pattern smiles
in jack-o’lantern style
missing teeth flickering
by candlelight.
Biding Time
The leaf reverses
its death
in an unfurl
from spring’s urn.
It stretches for sunshine
to fill its belly,
to flow through
its umbilical veins,
to surge into adulthood
with a nose thumb to wind
biding its time.
