Leaping Frogs
Liken them to a series of leaping frogs.
Those wanting events to be moving swiftly forward
with no backward glance,
jumping along the fast forwarding of events due to
what this new breed wants in this current space of time.
They push forth brashly,
enormous daring at their elbow.
Now they are facing the consequences,
seeing the exaggerated impact
of their senseless question.
What can I do in service to myself?
They become conscious of the wildness before them
on this new land’s portion,
as their dreams fall into pieces.
The bigger question is ‘what now?’
Linda Imbler
Linda Imbler is a Wichita, Kansas based author. 178
poetry publications have accepted work from this poet. Linda has been
nominated for 2 Pushcart Prizes and 7 Best Of The Nets. In 2025, she was
nominated and accepted into the Marquis Registry of Who’s Who In America for
her work in poetry. She has self-published twelve poetry books.
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.