Flutterings

On the ground
aspen leaf shadows
flutter a butterfly
kicking free
from its chrysalis
to fly in swallowtail
black and yellow colors –
an aspen leaf
in October.

Diane Webster’s work has appeared in El Portal, North Dakota Quarterly, New English Review, Verdad and other literary magazines. She had a micro-chap published by Origami Poetry Press in 2022, 2023, and 2024. One of Diane’s poems was nominated for Best of the Net in 2022. Diane retired in 2022 after 40 years in the newspaper industry.