Leaves Passing Over
Diane Webster
Fallen leaves announce
a squirrel bounding
for its safety tree,
a cricket crossing
the lawn beneath,
a girl shuffling
through sidewalk litter,
the approaching silence
of snowflakes gathering
for winter’s Novocain shot.
Diane Webster
Fallen leaves announce
a squirrel bounding
for its safety tree,
a cricket crossing
the lawn beneath,
a girl shuffling
through sidewalk litter,
the approaching silence
of snowflakes gathering
for winter’s Novocain shot.