From Lynda’s Journal

~ National Pet Day ~

Honk, Beep, Toot

Friday, April 11, 2025

Good morning  My Friend,

Today’s  poem is a tribute to National Pet Day.

I wrote this poem as I enjoyed  my  morning coffee today.

I am posting it here  for National Pet Day.

Isn’t it interesting that when we sit down to write, a remembered incident comes to mind and just like that, we have a theme. I write with my whole body and every little part of my body remembers just what happened at any time in my life and the whole body creates the poem.

I never know when I face that blank page what will be coming across my fingertips and typed to the page. I can expect new words, and surprises as I am writing.  It is all part of the creative act of writing.

This morning, I remember the fun of opening the door in our house in the darkness of early dawn on one Thanksgiving Day.

All 3 of my beautiful  and much-loved Chinese Geese  came racing into the house.  This is where I begin the story in my poem today.  Honk,  Beep,  and Toot were the morning  wake- call for the  5 sleeping children upstairs.

Fun was always a priority in our house, and this is a day that they all remember  with laughter.  As I completed the poem, I  discovered a new word that I love – thwacked.   That word was a gift  as it came to me just when I needed it.

I love what the MOUTH does as we speak that word – THWACKED.

Happy National Pet Day from Lynda

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The Poem:

National Pet Day – Acrostic Poem _

See the stem as it spells out National Pet Day, on the left side of the poem.

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“Honk, Beep, and Toot”

No one expected to hear

Alarming wake-up calls at dawn

Three white Chinese geese running wild

In circles through the house

One Thanksgiving morning

Now, marching with wings outstretched

Anxiously screaming orange beaks

Laughter, the response of our family

Panic, fear, confusion

Every goose in a frenzy,

Tooting, Honking, Beeping

Dropping feathers and more

A blustery trio  seeking an exit

Yelling as six webbed feet thwacked out the door.

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Happy National Pet Day to all.

I can’t imagine a life without pets.

 Fri, Apr 11, 2025

This poem is not previously Published.

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

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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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