Winter Bite
The tree casts
a fishing-pole branch
into the stream
lined with delicate
ice doilies.
Barely a ripple vees
across the surface
as freeze coats a hook
in patient wait for a bite.
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. She was a featured writer in Macrame Literary Journal and WestWard Quarterly. Her website is: www.dianewebster.com