September 2020
Bio Note: When not writing, I am an avid reader, classical guitar player, and a practitioner of both Yoga and Tai Chi.
In, addition, I help my husband, a Luthier, build acoustic guitars. Examples of my poetry and a listing of publications can be
found at lindaspoetryblog.blogspot.com.
Fairy Tales Exposed
I see,
even with
eyes closed in sleep,
dishonesty.
When the vow
to love is taken,
within the beauty of a kiss,
our poetry becomes visible.
He or me,
the cooing partner,
easing us into the territory
of the heart, not to be lost.
The verdict of truth should speak
with great care and exactitude
from our caring lips,
but deep sleep can teach
that elapsed time
does not always work in
our favor. Therefore, listening to
tales from either emperors
or mendicants
sometimes exposes the
varied shapes of fairy tales -
and I will lose all,
if I only believe
in the merits of fantasy,
and not its deficits.
©2020 Linda Imbler
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