A Refreshing Example
The sidewalk visibility of huddled
masses,
lingering within dust and gloom.
nnnnnnnnn
The character of monarchs,
both divine and sage,
seen imperious upon their
succession of thrones and pictures,
including the god of storms.
Their graceless charades
disarranged into columns lying
askew.
Gold, silver, bronze, cedar runes
inlaid,
eroding off the page,
achievements that perished,
melted by bitter tears,
trying to be recast to retain
timeworn shapes.
We require some adjustment of
emotional balance.
It’s the vivid expression of love
when we humanize the frail.
Linda Imbler’s poetry collections include seven 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; Spica’s
Frequency; and Doubt and Truth. Soma Publishing has
published her four e-book collections, The Sea’s Secret Song; Pairings,
a hybrid of short fiction and poetry; That Fifth Element; and Per
Quindecim. Her new book, Rhythms Told, will be published in the
future by Soma Publishing. Examples of Linda’s poetry and a
listing of publications can be found at lindaspoetryblog.blogspot.com