Tuesday, January 31, 2023

New Poetry by William Doreski










Hell’s Gate Bridge

A trick of moving perspective:
a speedboat expresses its wake
through the red-painted railing
of this black-arch railroad bridge.

The Triborough suspension graces
the river scene but can’t compete
with the massive, flatfooted bulk
of the bridge on which our train
scrawls a stainless holograph.

Manhattan from this distance
looks like fungi on a rotten log.
We’ll get there soon enough,
but let’s remember the speedboat
raving with bright insouciance
rail travel never attempts.


- © William Doreski 2023


William Doreski lives in Peterborough, New Hampshire. He has taught at several colleges and universities. His most recent book of poetry is Dogs Don’t Care (2022).  His essays, poetry, fiction, and reviews have appeared in various journals.

 

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