a spider
on the floor tile—
checkmate
Author: Melinda B Hipple
An award-winning artist and writer, Melinda B Hipple is the author of in a bottle of ink, a book of Japanese short-form poetry. She writes in a variety of genres including sci-fi, mystery, historical non-fiction, and poetry.
the little spider
hunches sideways—
night shift
lamplight…
my shadow softens
with each step
summer breeze …
the wind generators
in unison
first recital
all the ballerinas out of step
the window
overgrown with trumpet vine
my dream of flying
hot air—
talk of climate change
over drinks