Lynda’s Journal

~ little pink buds ~ Poem

little pink buds

unfurling into delicate frilly

petal clusters

deep cerise dot in center

breathe morning sunlight

inhale sweet-scented fancy

pleated vintage peonies.

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As published in The Weekly Avocet, Issue #645

April 12, 2025

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Lynda’s Reflection on this poem:

 

In my poems I sing  praises to God for the beauty of His spectacular  creations in our  natural world,

I celebrate  God’s gifts as I encounter them in my walks in the woods, standing on a ridge overlooking the flowing creek below,  gazing  up into the magnificent sky,  or the  tiny center of a fragrant  flower like  the one I describe in this poem.

The vintage peony plants in my garden were planted on this property around 1929,  when this home was built by John and Amanda Duncan.  Amanda told me that she planted these flowers when the house was built and that was in 1929.

Each spring the plants begin to come up from the earth, and the flowers are probably as beautiful as they were when Amanda planted them nearly 100 years ago.  God’s world is amazing, isn’t it!  I stand in reverence  as I contemplate God’s gifts of abundance.

Thank you, Charles Portolano, Editor/Publisher of The Avocet, and The Weekly Avocet, Journals of Nature Poetry. My nature-themed poems appear in these magazines often.

For a subscription or other information please contact:

Charles, Vivian, and Valerie  Portolano, Editors

Contact:   angeldec24@hotmail.com

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_Lynda’s Bio and non-fiction story will appear in :

Food, Flowers, Medicine: And Other Gifts From the Garden, Anthology, 2025

SOON to be RELEASED  in June 2025, by the Wild Librarian Press.  Editors   Stacey Russo and  Julie Ardman.

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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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Vintage peony blooming in Lynda’s garden.

_Amanda’s Peonies_
Photo by Lynda McKinney Lambert