Neptune’s Choir

Linda ImblerOctober 4, 2019

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Neptune's Choir

written by: Linda Imbler

There were hundreds of people singing there,
voices at the shore.
Then the waves came crashing down.
So many songsters drowned,
while seagulls lamented overhead,
articulating above the water’s flow and ebb,
with shrill voices,
the fearful nature of grief.

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Linda Imbler

Linda Imbler has four published poetry collections and one hybrid ebook of short fiction and poetry. She is a Kansas-based Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net Nominee. More information can be found at Linda's Poetry Blog.

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Bridie is just a wife, mother and grandmother who loves to write. She is a retired teacher and is also a busy photographer. She lives with her husband in the countryside in west Limerick. Her late dad was a popular and successful poet and author. She discovered that she had a flair for writing following retirement when life slowed down a little. She was encouraged by family members to develop this hidden gift. As grandchildren arrived she was inspired to write about experiences with them and has had articles and poems published in local newspapers and journals. She is working towards publishing a book of her writings in the near future.

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