Crossing A River Without A Bridge
In a canoe carved like ivory,
crossing east to west,
I will arrive at great halls,
singular and pure,
erected with utmost magnificence.
The pleasure of traveling
on so long a journey
will be within my embrace
as I emerge triumphant within
sunbeams.
loving—recalling.
This trip will take me to my
victory.
The answer to the mystery of the
stars
I will bring with me.
Linda
Imbler
Linda Imbler is an internationally published poet, an avid
reader, classical guitar player, and a practitioner of both Yoga and Tai
Chi. In, addition, she helps her husband, a Luthier, build acoustic
guitars. She lives in Wichita, Kansas, U.S.A. where she enjoys her
200-gallon saltwater reef tank wherein resides her 24 year old yellow
tang. Linda’s poetry collections include eight published paperbacks: Big
Questions, Little Sleep First Edition, Big Questions, Little Sleep
Second Edition; Lost and Found; Red Is The Sunrise; Bus Lights;
Travel Sight; Spica’s Frequency; Doubt and Truth; and A Mad
Dance. 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. Examples of Linda’s poetry and a
listing of publications can be found at lindaspoetryblog.blogspot.com.
Linda has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and six Best Of The Nets.