Donna Hilbert
Donna Hilbert’s latest book is Threnody, from Moon Tide Press, 2022. Earlier books include Gravity: New & Selected Poems, Tebot Bach, 2018. She is a monthly contributing writer to Verse-Virtual. Work has appeared in Braided Way, Cultural Daily, Chiron Review, Gyroscope, Sheila-Na-Gig, Rattle, Zocalo Public Square, ONE ART, The Los Angeles Times, and numerous anthologies including The Poetry of Presence volumes I & II, The Path to Kindness, The Wonder of Small Things, I Thought I Heard a Cardinal Sing, and featured on Writers on Writing, The Writer’s Almanac, and Lyric Life. Learn more at www.donnahilbert.com
Neocona Crucifera
She poses in full red-spotted splendor
neocona crucifera, orb weaver,
her black eyes meeting mine.
neocona crucifera, orb weaver,
her black eyes meeting mine.
O many-legged beauty,
are you watching me watch you?
Back Deck, Morning
On the lattice ceiling
dew drops cling
to nail heads strung
like lightning bugs
as if to catch
the morning sun.
With a glint of magic
the day has begun.
dew drops cling
to nail heads strung
like lightning bugs
as if to catch
the morning sun.
With a glint of magic
the day has begun.
