ridge rust & late summer

by Diane Webster

ridge rust

Ragged ridge of rust

spews particles

like molten rock

from a volcanic eruption –

a lava graduation party

leaden in confetti deluge

caught in a moment

of photography.

late summer

Grasshoppers clack

as I wander

through a wonder

of purple fireweed.

Voices of fishermen

drift up from the lake.

Diane Webster’s work has appeared in North Dakota Quarterly, New English Review, Studio One and other literary magazines. She had micro-chaps published by Origami Poetry Press in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. 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