From Lynda’s Journal – TWO Voice Recordings
Post 297
February 14, 2020
Updated: March 9, 2025
From Lynda’s Journal
TWO Voice Recordings
Voice Recording #1: by Lynda
“Wild Geese in Winter”
on this sound recording.
Wild Geese in Winter
by Lynda McKinney Lambert
I glance out my window
begin to write a poem
consider my ordinary day
wild geese in my fragment of world
they travel across the mauve sky at twilight
above distant treetops of scattered woods
I stop whatever I am doing when I hear them coming
want to lay face-down on the damp earth
I whisper
“I am nothing.
I am nothing, Lord.”
The view from my window is a snow globe landscape.
I am warm and snug inside my home
wild geese fly over tree tops on wintry days
a trajectory from north to south
my husband sits in his reclining chair
in the corner of his yellow reading room
stacks of books surround him
his dog, the queen of our home
on her blue velvet throne
stares out the window as snow covers the road
I am upstairs in my library
sorting through Czech fire-polished beads
and black Tahitian pearls
my cat sits on a shelf beside rows of poetry books
watches over me
as I work at my craft
in front of the eastern window
wild geese fly over the tree tops of my wintry days.
I whisper
“I am nothing.
I am nothing. Lord.”
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Below is Lynda’s Bio as it will appear in the summer of 2025 in
Food, Flowers, Medicine: And Other Gifts From the Garden, Anthology, 2025
More details about this exciting new book publication will be announced soon as we come closer to publication day.
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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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Photo by Lynda McKinney Lambert. From the Pantone Series_ Self Portrait.
Pan tome Series_Self Portrait_Photo of Lynda McKinney Lambert.
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Voice Recording #2: By Melissa Cotter
Melissa Cotter reads, “Star Signs: A Libra Sort of Day,” (Wordgathering Literary Magazine, December Issue #40). This is the opening poem in Lynda’s book, Star Signs: New and Selected Poems, DLD Books, 2017. See poem text – click here!
Listen to Melissa Cotter read, “Star Signs: A Libra Sort of Day,” (Wordgathering Literary Magazine, December Issue #40). This is the opening poem in Lynda’s new book, Star Signs: New and Selected Poems, DLD Books, 2017. See poem text – click here!
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Romans 8:28