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.