A Property Of Fire
Fire produces
the essential temperature
for acquiring a burst of power.
Flames dance and sway,
and stream in all directions,
pressing away images of inefficacy.
The crude dampness of tears
disappears within the ash left
behind
after the conflagration,
all doubts absorbed.
Fire in the belly. when needed,
letting all who have it,
find the strength to transform
themselves
into the most salient rendition
of a bannered paladin.
Linda Imbler
Linda Imbler’s poetry collections include six 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; and Spica’s Frequency. Soma Publishing has published her four e-book collections, The Sea’s Secret Song; Pairings, a hybrid of short fiction and poetry; and 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