On a Smiling Night

  

On A Smiling Night

I sing,

and the stars answer.

My spirit rises to meet them.

Those points of light

that have traveled beyond worlds

I can only imagine.

Candlelight,

secret fires’ dying flames,

carried through the universe.

They twinkle

as cosmic breezes

blow over their torches.

Stars, perished,

from dead worlds.

I contemplate their messages

as I gaze into the night sky,

and watch these former

grandfathers of the galaxies

smile their last smile.

Linda Imbler

Linda Imbler’s poetry collections include five published paperbacks: “Big Questions, Little Sleep,” “Big Questions, Little Sleep” second edition  (expanded with 66 additional poems), Lost and Found,” “Red Is The Sunrise,”  and “Bus Lights, Travel Sights.”  SOMA PUBLISHING has published her three e-book collections, “The Sea’s Secret Song,”  “Pairings,” a hybrid of short fiction and poetry, and “That Fifth Element.” Examples of Linda’s poetry and a listing of publications can be found at lindaspoetryblog.blogspot.com.  In addition to writing, she helps her husband, a Luthier, build acoustic guitars.