Garden Songs

by Lynda McKinney Lambert

Saturday, July 29, 2023

NEW – Just Published Today!

Published Today in The Weekly Avocet # 556.

Editor: Charles Portolano

The Poem:

Morning Song

Morning begins with a snort.

My canine alarm clocks

trot up the white carpet stairway.

I hear muffled steps.

Miss Mitchell and Miss Dixie Tulip

pause at the landing

give me the signal.

I am awake instantly.

I’ve had a lifetime of practice

waking up before dawn

to meet the needs of others.

Like a good Mother, I hear

a soft cry, tentative snort, muffled

cough, or explosive sneeze.

I need just a little sound of distress

to go into action.

Instantly,

For the felines in the family,

I respond to quiet

gestures, sudden movements.

I no longer bring crying babies

comfort on my lap

before dawn

while village resident’s slumber.

Mornings are still lively now.

I am outside walking my dog’s day or night.

My dogs and cats demand an early morning breakfast at 5 a.m.

I wait for them all to finish eating.

I will wash the six dirty red bowls.

It’s always a furry morning wake-up surprise.

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The Backstory:

I write about life as I experience it.

During National Poetry Month, on April 3, 2023, I wrote this poem.  Here, you have an inside view of how a particular morning looked that day at my home.

© Lynda McKinney Lambert. April 3, 2023. Lynda McKinney Lambert. All Rights Reserved.

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