Walking by Inner Vision with

Lynda McKinney Lambert

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©Lynda McKinney Lambert, 2025. . All rights reserved.

Lynda Recommends:

Sara Teasdale (1884 – 1933) 

Sara Teasdale was born on August 8, 1884, and died on January 29, 1933.

She was an American lyric poet known for her short, personal lyrics, and she won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1918

Read more about:  Sara Teasdale:  Here.

Sara’s Biography from St. Louis Biographical Society  Here.

Is there anything more heart warming than to discover the work of another poet that speaks to our spirit?

I discovered a book by Sara Teasdale that I did not know I had in my  poetry collection. How exciting it is to find a treasure that was hidden away, as this little treasure  from the past.

This morning, I began to read the book, and the poems are so sensitive and beautiful.  What a find for me to discover this little book of poems.

I am sharing two poems from the book with you this morning.  These are poem 2 and 3 in the book.   The first three poems have captured my attention, and I am so excited to be able to read them each morning as I set aside the time to be with Sara Teasdale.

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Introducing the  Book:  Flame and Shadow

Poet:  Sara Teasdale

The Macmillan Company, 1930

(First Copyright is 1916)

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Stars

I watch them marching

Silently and still,

And I know that I

Am honored to be

Witness

Of so much majesty.

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“What do I care?”

What do I care, in the dreams and the languor of

spring,

That  my songs do not show me at all?

For they are a fragrance, and I am a flint  and a

fire,

I am an answer, they are only a call.

But what do I care, for love will be over so soon,

Let my heart have it say and my mind stand

idly by,

For my mind is proud and strong enough to be

silent,

It is my heart that makes my songs, not I.

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I am pleased to bring poetry to my readers.  I hope you enjoyed visiting today.

Please return often.  I publish new articles  randomly, as I can fit them into my personal art and writing life.  I have published six books of poetry and non-fiction stories.  Currently, I am working to  create a solo exhibition of my mixed-media fiber art that will open  to the public In August.

I love to hear from you.

Have you read any of Sara Teasdale’s poems or her books?

What do you think about the 2 poems I posted  today?

Posted to my blog:  Saturday, June 28, 2025.

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