Diana Webb
Oberon’s Way
Strange where you choose to set them down when you love them that much. Your own holy family. You want a place that is warm and safe. So a garden in fall would be ideal. You could wrap the newborn in the glow of the leaves to make him cosy.
baby heir
to the autumn King
no earthly force
could harm him in his power
such fear of the unearthly
Author’s note: ekphrasis of Landscape Repose of the Holy Family by Samuel Palmer (1805-1881).
About the Author
Diana Webb’s haibun novellarette, envelopes, was published in 2024 by Alba Publishing. Her most recent book is the novelty of novello, also published by Alba. Her haibun appears widely, and she finds devising local haibun workshops both inspirational and enlightening.
Magnificent. I bow down to the master.