A big thank you to Editor Mark Antony Rossi of Ariel Chart for publishing my poem.


http://arielchart.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-last-time-i-played-mother-may-i.html

The Last Time I Played ‘Mother, May I?’

To her, 

all may apply, 

but only the loftiest will be chosen.

A collection, 

if you will,

 

of those whose heads

 

can scrape the bottom

 

of the high seat of judgement 

as they pass underneath. 

I saw the photograph, 

was initially bewildered by the stern face. 

But a chuckle 

became a giggle

 became a guffaw

and irreverence never felt so damned good.

Linda Imbler is the author of the incredible poetry book "The Sea's Secret Song" and can be purchased at http://www.somapublishing.com