Thank you very much to Annette Nasser and her team at ILA Magazine for publishing my poems.

https://www.ilamagazine.net/post/poetry-of-linda-imbler?fbclid=IwAR2AMRSb5LozlgcU_LsEl-oPBvAezXF2jG_6pZIBkAObmIF0PxFM60TWNxM

That Turgid Timekeeper Blast the turgid timekeeper, that bombastic ticker of opportunity and occurrence, always congesting time with seconds, minutes and hours. There's no mercy in the hourglass. The sand has no choice but to drop, and expose the depth of all that has been, even for those who have made no progress. An oblique sense of time given to us

by that experienced jester of intervals,

who presented to us,

upon and inside the constant stream,

scenes from life's footage. Who presents a jumbled lace of occasions, which turn our world into a living, breathing strand of sentiment

within the sediment.

Prime Mover

You’re the pedal that rotates and moves the bike,

a helping hand boosting others’ climb to the top of the vine.

You make sure ventures never blink,

but instead clear a line of sight to courteous consideration.

You, a humane intellectual. Not afraid to tackle the question,

how can problems between and among us be resolved?

Your heart tells other hearts the lasting solution.

You, aiding others to stand on level ground,

and hold the line of dignity steady:

None to fall back,

None to fall down.

You, the prime mover of kindness.

Your greatest power is in your smile.