Sunflower Shadow
By Diane Webster

 

Against the stucco wall
a sunflower stands –
an escapee held at gunpoint,
arms raised in surrender.

 

Its shadow pushes
from behind
to sacrifice its host
to vanish away
from a firing squad,
from a life sentence
repose.

 

 

Snow Fallen

 

The tree branch acts like a shadow
beneath snow fallen on top
as it stretches across the field
where genuine shadows
perform under the sun’s spotlight.

 

Astounded silence fills
the forest auditorium
as the performance closes
under a snowflake glitter
wandering from limbs.

 

 

Diane Webster from US has published in North Dakota Quarterly, New English Review, Studio One and other literary magazines. Micro-chaps were published by Origami Poetry Press in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. Diane has been nominated once for Best of the Net and three times for a Pushcart. She was a featured writer in Macrame Literary Journal and WestWard Quarterly.