American author, Lynda McKinney Lambert, shares her first publication from September 1981. She writes about her first journal and how she set a course on a path of writing success at that time. What I could not have known at that time is that this journal would define and change my thought life.

Today, I have clarity that this humble beginning of a journal is the cornerstone for my life journey. 

I look through the pages today as I am nearly ready to celebrate my seventy-ninth birthday. It all makes sense to me at this moment.

Poetry Treasures 2:  WordCrafter Poetry Anthology

Editors: Kaye Lynne Booth & Robbie Cheadle,  2022

Lynda McKinney Lambert shares her “found poem,” and backstory in this article.