A Poem

Adornment

#From the Professor’s Journal

by  #Lynda McKinney Lambert

October 3, 2022

 

 

The Poem: Adornment

Adornment – September Daydreams (2013)

 “Adornment: decorations worn to attract attention.”

by Lynda McKinney Lambert

 

 

On languid September days

I would like to wear

colorful gaudy jewelry

every single one

at the same time.

Adornments are worn to enhance autumn days.

 

I’d put the gems on in layers,

an ancient warrior preparing for battle.

Blue Topaz rings, one on each finger.

My arms encircled with ornaments.

Protected by brilliant stones-

faceted cherry quartz, deep green turquoise chunks,

nuggets of Baltic amber in different colors,

jet black polished stones, and waxy yellow opals.

 

I’ll wear a periwinkle blue dancing skirt

a flowing chiffon jacket.

I am a flamboyant coat-of-armor

that covers voluptuous, full breasts

like a bishop’s gold-encrusted shawl.

My holy, rare, mother-of-pearl talisman

Adorns my royal, goddess chest.

 

I slip my perfumed feet into soft sky blue sandals,

promenade around the spacious room,

in ever-widening circles,

among the evening shadows,

under luminescent spheres

turning high above us.

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 ©Lynda McKinney Lambert, 2022. All rights reserved.

 

 The Backstory

The theme of dance, music, and dreaming runs through many of my poems. I am captivated by dance performances and the body’s movement through space and time.

Often the theme for a poem begins with a quote or something I heard that lingers inside me for years. This is the case with this poem, “Adornment.”

I visited an art exhibition many years ago with a dear friend. Rosella Childs was a metalsmith and painter. She created stunning jewelry. One day Rosella remarked,

“I’d like to wear all of my jewelry at the same time. I just want to put it all on, layer the bracelets up and down my arms, and wear all my necklaces at the same time.”

I could understand this deep passion for adornment, for I feel the same way. I think of my friend, Rosella, often when I am selecting the jewelry I will be wearing as I get dressed for special occasions. There is always an overwhelming sense of urgency to put it all on. All of it. In this poem, I am daydreaming about what it might feel like.

 

Previously Published:

_Magnets and Ladders Literary Magazine

Fall/Winter Issue, 2014

_Lambert, Lynda McKinney. Walking by Inner Vision: Stories & Poems, DLD Books. ©2017

_Walking by Inner vision (Blog), day 7 – Twelve Days of Christmas, December 31, 2021.

_Poem – From the Professor’s Journal, Walking by Inner Vision, October 3, 2022.

 

©Lynda McKinney Lambert, 2022.

 

 

 

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