The Lost Twilight Mind of the Androids From Neptune
Aliens loom past foolish paralysis,
with a complicated neuron network,
and massive brain weight.
They decline the dotted appearance of gaunt birds
as they ride across the skies.
No thermonuclear nitwits these,
they would use a dreary mysticism
to convince us we are intended to serve them.
They grow closer out of nightfall’s musk and gloom.
Dimness becomes half light,
to sunrise,
to vibrant glow as noon shines.
With peculiarly arranged letters of their names,
androids start canvassing,
asking do we stay or do we go?
We must pinpoint the nexus
that will weave our fates.
Create a rewarding union,
as they campaign against
an expiring spectrum of isolation from us.
Linda
Imbler
Linda Imbler’s poetry collections include six published
paperbacks: Big Questions, Little Sleep, Big Questions, Little Sleep
second edition (expanded with 66 additional poems); Lost and Found; Red
Is The Sunrise; Bus Lights; Travel Sight; and Spica’s
Frequency. Soma Publishing has published her four e-book collections, The
Sea’s Secret Song; Pairings, a hybrid of short fiction and poetry;
and That Fifth Element; and Per Quindecim. Her new book, Rhythms
Told, will be published this autumn. Examples of Linda’s poetry and a
listing of publications can be found at lindaspoetryblog.blogspot.com