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Garden Song – Poem – “Autumnal Equinox”

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Walking by Inner Vision presents:

Garden Song –  Autumnal Equinox

 Poems & Prayers

by Lynda McKinney Lambert

 

“Autumnal Equinox”

Celebrates

The arrival of Fall

This poem is NEWLY  Published

in The Avocet: A Journal of Nature Poetry, Fall Edition, 2023

Courtesy of Editor: Charles Portolano

 

Poem:

Autumnal Equinox (Abecedarian poem)

 

Autumnal Equinox, an astronomical event

begins the fall season.

Celebrations abound on one particular

day, balanced between

equal amounts of night and day.

 

Fall is a metamorphosis that changes

green deciduous trees into brilliant

hues that stand out like a splash of fireworks.

Iridescent, dazzling, shifting primary color are

juxtaposed beside blue-green hemlock trees.

Kaleidoscopic movements shift with autumn’s breeze.

Life forces flow as ancient Connoquenessing creek

moves furiously around Pennsylvania’s hills and valleys

never-ending twists and turns

over farmlands and forests.

 

Pennsylvania has the most variety

Quietly, the landscape changes when

rainy rural nights bring cooler days

September’s Pennsylvania fall lasts longer

than any other state.

Unusually dynamic, scenic forests with

variable weather conditions exist. Eastern or

Western Pennsylvania has no cities or towns that begin with

“x.”

Yet, geological

zones and regions are generously scattered across the state.

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Lynda McKinney Lambert, Ellwood City, PA, riverwoman43@gmail.com

Published:  The Avocet: Journal of Nature Poetry, Fall Issue, 2023.

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©Lynda McKinney Lambert, 2023. All rights reserved.

 

 

 

Backstory:

I wrote this poem to celebrate the landscape of Pennsylvania in the fall.

I included details that are unique about the fall season in Pennsylvania.

My own ancestral roots in Pennsylvania goe back to the arrival of Germanic immigrants in Philadelphia in 1730..This state is my home.

The fall equinox arrives on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at 02:50 A.M. EDT in the Northern Hemisphere. The equinox occurs at the same moment worldwide.

©Lynda McKinney Lambert, 2023. All rights reserved.

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Comments

Garden Song – Poem – “Autumnal Equinox” — 5 Comments

  1. Lynda- this took me back to the many fall days I experienced in western Pennsylvania. I was there again. You make me miss it!
    Thank you!

    • Thank you for this comment. I am always so pleased when my poem brings pleasure and good memories. Thank you for letting me know it touched you in such a positive way. I love to write my poems – and getting a good response is icing on the cake of life. <3

  2. Yum! What a buffet for my spirit!

    These are my favorite lines (if I have to narrow it down to 3…a trinity of goodness):

    Kaleidoscopic movements shift with autumn’s breeze.

    Life forces flow as ancient Connoquenessing creek

    moves furiously around Pennsylvania’s hills and valleys

    Thank you for sharing your inspirational lifework with our world!

    Christina

    • I was so pleased to find your comment this morning. It is a dark morning here in western PA, on Sunday, October 29. It’s raining and outside my window, I just heard a branch fall from the old Norway Maple Tree. Be blessed in all you do today and in the final weeks of 2023. I am thankful to have you as a dear friend. <3

  3. “Autumnal Equinox,” another wonderful Abecedarian poem. The words flow like a river, and the images of western Pennsylvania are lovely. I especially loved your descriptions in the second stanza. Thank you for bringing autumn to life and sharing your work.

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