Teddy Bear

 

A handcrafted silver teddy bear,

with a boo-boo band-aid on his thumb.

It’s unfortunate anyone

could have hatred for this image.

Don’t confuse him with a wolverine.

Henceforth, the carpenter,

by virtue of catechism,

will leave him with an epitaph to guide,

anticipating winged aborted stragglers,

tentative,

not familiar with where they are going,

and too scared to ask.

 

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.