Lynda’s Journal -#712 – Recollection of Sanctuary – Matter XXIV
Lynda’s Journal –
by Lynda McKinney Lambert
Post 712
Lynda is celebrating…
MATTER XXIV – by Oprelle Press
Please accept our formal congratulations! Your poem, recollections of sanctuary, has been chosen as one of our best:
Yes, I am delighted to say,
My poem is shortlisted in Oprelle Publication’s 2024 “MATTER” Poetry Anthology.
The message revealed:
You are soon to be published in a great book, “MATTER XXIV: Award Winning Poetry” This is quite an incredible honor, considering the competition was particularly strong this year. Your poem will keep company with many fantastic works from poets all over the globe.
We really enjoyed the thoughtful wording and poetic nuances in your entry.
This poem will not soon be forgotten; thank you for submitting this.
Team Oprelle is really excited, as our
“Matter – XXIV Edition”
is sure to be a popular and highly-regarded book. An artist was commissioned to create a cover that looks like modern art…
The Poem:
recollections of sanctuary
recollections of sanctuary
I recollect my early Sanctuary
photos of Grandma and me
beside her summer garden
pink roses she cherished
vintage black and white moments
smiling, relaxed, secure.
Mom’s snapshots reveal secure
family, home, sanctuary
birthday parties, rare moments
our chickens, a dog, and me
a birthday cake I cherished
standing beside Dad’s Garden.
moon flowers, zinnias, marigolds in our garden
followed Dad’s footprints, I was secure
watering the seeds, we cherished
our backyard, a private sanctuary
two brothers, a sister, and me.
We cultivated rare moments.
years of accumulated moments
life lessons learned in our garden
concealed respites for me
little breaks felt secure
sojourns in my childhood sanctuary
taught by parents I cherished
children flourish when cherished
mature and develop in unique moments
Today, I linger in a natural sanctuary
planting flowers in my garden
knowing I am secure
beneath shade of ginkgo tree.
decades have passed for me
Yet, when my favorite cherished
Daisies bloom in summertime, I feel secure
knowing that the rapid moments
pass silently in my garden
faithful cultivation of my sanctuary
As for me, I treasure the moments
I have cherished my labors in life’s garden
secure in my sacred sanctuary
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©Lynda McKinney Lambert, February 16, 2024.
This poem is a SESTINA.
Published:
_Matter XXIV, Anthology, by Oprelle Press, ISBN:979-8-9899015-8-6
Pages 18 and 19
July 2-25.
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