A Poem From the Professor’s Journal

 “first snow”

Lynda McKinney Lambert

The Poem

first snow

we watch

for the first

snowfall

wait for

silent passage

along the banks of

ancient creeks

dull morning light

conceals

gold-plated Ginkgo leaves

beneath

new-fallen snow

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The Backstory

Authors Comment

In this  poem, “first snow,” readers get a private  perspective of winter time in Western Pennsylvania.  I have lived my entire life here.  This poem reflects the anticipation of the first snowfall of the season.

Note:

first snow is my first Chapbook. Finishing Line Press, 2020.

My themes are:  Winter, Nature, Memory, Passage of Time

I have 4 full-length published books:

Songs for the Pilgrimage, DLD Books, 2021.

Star Signs: New & Selected Poems, DLD Books 2019

Walking by Inner Vision: Stories & Poems, DLD Books 2017.

Concerti: Psalms for the Pilgrimage, Kota Press, 2003. (Out of print)

“first snow”  is the opening poem of my chapbook, ‘first snow” published by Finishing Line Press, January 1, 2019.

“first snow” is a collection of thirty wintry-themed snapshots;

a passage between the external world and the world within;

a destination or place;

an abode where body, mind and spirit synchronize with natural elements.

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Published:

 

first snow

_Nature Writing, Nov. 26, 2017

_Lambert, Lynda McKinney. Star Signs: New & Selected Poems, DLD Books, 2019

__Lambert, Lynda McKinney. first snow, Finishing Line Press, 2020.

_Walking by Inner Vision Blog, A Poem from the Professor’s Journal, 12 Dec. 2022.

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first snow – a chapbook of 30 wintry themed poems.

Read MORE about “first snow” a chapbook –  Here!

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Read more in my NEW BOOK!

BREAKING NEWS

this book is currently in production at Perkins Library, for distribution  through the library and through NLS (BARD).

COMING SOON

MY NEW book is a thoughtful and joyous collection  of my poetry, stories, memoirs, photography, and reflections from 1985 – 2021.

Songs for the Pilgrimage

©Lynda McKinney Lambert, 2022. All rights reserved.

Order the book for Christmas Gifts – I have 20 hardback copies here at home – I can sign them for you for gifting.