Lynda’s Journal _ A Showcase of Poems
Lynda’s Journal
A Showcase of Poems
Post #708
September 11, 2025
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Each Day Hold Some Small Joy – Poems
A collection of 130 Haiku, Tanka, and Free Form
by Lynda McKinney Lambert.
A Showcase
Post # 708
I am delighted to present this Showcase of my latest book, Each Day Hold Some Small Joy – Poems. A collection of 130 Haiku, Tanka, and a few Free Forms.
Poems date from 1992 to 2024.
My poems feature my gardens in living color.
My life-long love of gardening began as a small child as I followed my father and a neighbor through their vegetable gardens.
I grew up in a home where flowers surrounded our home and our produce from my father’s garden was enjoyed all year long. While my father tended to his vegetables, I was busy planting flowers and seeds along the edges of his garden, and other places on our property. I bring this love of tending and nature to my poetry.
About the poetry:
Japanese poetic forms seem to me as a perfect way to celebrate the beauty, elegance, and livingness of nature. Because these poems are short, I aim to capture the essence of the natural world where we live.
I love the spareness of the poems because it compels me to be clear as I describe personal events, private places, movements, and complexities of nature. I capture beauty and livingness as only a visual artist could do. Each poem is a work of art.
About the book’s title:
I discovered this phrase in a little book, Come Away My Beloved, by Frances Roberts.See it here. It is in a little book of private meditations. The book was gifted to me in 1973, and I still read it regularly for inspiration.
The focus of my work:
*passage of time,
*nature of God’s creations
*landscape,
travel,
*celebration of life
*beauty of faith in God
Buy my book Here!
3 Reviews:
#1
Lynda McKinney Lambert’s new collection of 140 short poems, Each Day Holds Some Small Joy,” is an extension of Lynda as the artist and writer. She paints ordinary scenes from her gardens with a few choice words. Lambert draws us into her private world. This carefully crafted book will guide the reader from early spring to the long winter’s rest. Along the way, we hear nature’s garden songs and Lynda’s interaction with the Creator in each garden.
Come sit on the porch in a rocker to watch the house wrens build their nest in the wandering jew. Find time to meditate in the “peaceful Prayer Garden. Walk the path to the bubbling creek to learn the call of the crows. Experience the world of Lynda as she walks ancient paths, situated in Western Pennsylvania, her connection to her ancestors. After reading her book, I felt the peace and serenity of this small place she calls home.
~Carol Farnsworth
Author of Leaf Memories
# 2
My writing is deeper,
My senses are heightened.
My life is richer because of Lynda’s influence.
She ignites and delights my woes with wonders.
~Christina M. Eder,
Host of A Slice of Pie with Christina Mae – Podcasts
#3
In this new collection, Lynda McKinney Lambert continues her exploration of the natural world, displaying an ever-deepening understanding and heightened command of poetic form and language. A visual artist as well as a poet, she blends her two passions and invites readers to walk beside her on this creative journey.
~Sally Rosenthal
Author of Peonies in Winter
Three poems from the book:
garden spider spins
sturdy web to catch insects
a moveable feast
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Lynda McKinney Lambert, Ellwood City, PA riverwoman@zoominternet.net
squirrels collect acorns
the right place at the right time
falling like brown snow
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Lynda McKinney Lambert, Ellwood City, PA riverwoman@zoominternet.net
diaphanous stems
nestled among round green leaves
sunlight warms our arms
deep blue wood violet blossoms
fragrant afternoon bouquet
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Lynda McKinney Lambert, Ellwood City, PA riverwoman@zoominternet.net
I recommend my new book to those who enjoy the wonders of Gods created world.
The poems are like a series of resting places for a reader who wants to take set-apart time to relax and consider the poems and their own engagement with nature. Each Day Holds Some Small joy would be a gift of joy to anyone who loves poetry or wants to learn more about nature and our amazing world.
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This book has 172 pages. Available in paperback, hardback, e-book, Kindle.
For a signed copy you may send a check for $25.00 to me at:
Lynda McKinney Lambert
104 River Road
Ellwood City, PA 16117
I can send a book directly to someone as a gift, if you want me to do that. You can pay me via PayPal, or a personal check in the mail.
Photo by Lynda McKinney Lambert. From the Pan tone Series_ Self Portrait.
Pan tome Series_Self Portrait_Photo of Lynda McKinney Lambert.
Lynda’s Bio appears in the summer of 2025 in
Food, Flowers, Medicine: And Other Gifts From the Garden, Anthology, 2025
Want to know more bout this new book? Read here
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Lynda McKinney Lambert writes and creates visual art from her vintage home in the Village of Wurtemburg, in Western Pennsylvania. She writes poetry and personal nonfiction essays. She currently has six published books available at all retail booksellers. Her artworks have appeared in international exhibitions, including Japan, New Guinea, Austria, and the United States. Lynda retired from her position as Professor of Fine Art and Humanities at Geneva College in 2008 due to profound sight loss. She invites readers to discover the subtle nuances and beauty of a physical and spiritual world as she weaves strands from history, nature, and her personal life experiences.
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©Lynda McKinney Lambert, 2025.
“Acts 17:28 “For in him we live, and move, and have our being.”