A wasp has made her nest
inside the padlock
by the door. I imagine
the writhe of lavae
in the mechanism, and watch
as she repeatedly
approaches the keyhole,
then hesitates
as if unable to cross
even her own threshold.
Homage to Jane Kenyon.
The Poet
Linda is a Derbyshire-based poet who has recently completed an M.A. in Creative Writing; she describes herself as a new-phase writer.
Copyright Linda Ford 2022