2 poems

by Diane Webster

stairs startled

The flight of stairs flees

upward, downward

curves left, darts right…

a maze runner

direction challenged

in a stairwell deep

within swells of walls;

bursts through the doorway

like a flock of seagulls

startled by seashore surf.

yarn chaos

Chaos, a ball of yarn

attacked by a kitten

stringing threads

behind the couch,

flinging color

over the kitchen chair,

plopping a shrinking

ball to rest in the recliner

before flipping it

across the room

to bang

into someone’s head.

Diane Webster’s work has appeared in Old Red Kimono, North Dakota Quarterly, New English Review, Studio One and other literary magazines. She had micro-chaps published by Origami Poetry Press in 2022, 2023 and 2024. Diane has been nominated for Best of the Net and a Pushcart. She was a featured writer in Macrame Literary Journal and WestWard Quarterly. Her website is: www.dianewebster.com