Lynda is Reading…a poem today.
Post 297
February 14, 2020
Valentine’s Day
I am reading
“Wild Geese in Winter”
on this sound recording.
With the freezing temperatures today, I thought his would be a perfect poem to record for your enjoyment. You can listen to my reading of the poem and you can read the text below:
Click on the arrow to hear me reading this poem.
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.”
–
Lynda McKinney Lambert is an author/artist who lives in the Village of Wurtemburg, in Western Pennsylvania.
She is a published author, visual artist, public speaker, educator, retired professor of fine arts and humanities (Geneva College, Beaver Falls PA) – wife, mother, and grandmother. Lynda loves fine art, museums & art galleries, modern poetry, nature, history, travel, dreams, animals, and English literature.
She writes spare poems and thoughtful personal essays that appear in her published books, anthologies, and literary magazines.
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!
Lynda McKinney Lambert is an author/artist who lives in the Village of Wurtemburg, in Western Pennsylvania.
She is a published author, visual artist, public speaker, educator, retired professor of fine arts and humanities (Geneva College, Beaver Falls PA) – wife, mother, and grandmother. Lynda loves fine art, museums & art galleries, modern poetry, nature, history, travel, dreams, animals, and English literature.
She writes spare poems and thoughtful personal essays that appear in her published books, anthologies, and literary magazines.
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!
In Lynda’s art life, she creates intricate mixed-media fiber art for personal adornment (talismans) and wall works for exhibitions nationally. She does encrusted bead working and bead embroidery with the aid of her Acrobat CCTV (Closed Circuit T V) and a DaVinci Pro Electronic Magnifierin her art and writing studios. This technology enables her to see her work in progress.
Lynda has profound sight loss, since 2007. This opened the door for her to write and make art full time. She retired from teaching in the fall of 2008, but continues to show her art in juried exhibitions internationally. She has exhibited in over 400 gallery and museum shows and has won over a hundred awards for her art works.
Lynda’s books, written following her sight loss, are sold world-wide through Amazon and all retail book sellers. The books are published in paperback, hardback, Audible, BARD, e-book, and Kindle.
River Road Studio on Face Book
Copyright 2020. Lynda McKinney Lambert. All rights reserved.
I invite you to share my articles on Social Media, but please honor my copyright and include it with all shares.
Spread the Happiness!
Thanks for rejoicing with me today.
Isn’t God so wonderful!
Romans 8:28
In Lynda’s art life, she creates intricate mixed-media fiber art for personal adornment (talismans) and wall works for exhibitions nationally. She does encrusted bead working and bead embroidery with the aid of her Acrobat CCTV (Closed Circuit T V) and a DaVinci Pro Electronic Magnifierin her art and writing studios. This technology enables her to see her work in progress.
Lynda has profound sight loss, since 2007. This opened the door for her to write and make art full time. She retired from teaching in the fall of 2008, but continues to show her art in juried exhibitions internationally. She has exhibited in over 400 gallery and museum shows and has won over a hundred awards for her art works.
Lynda’s books, written following her sight loss, are sold world-wide through Amazon and all retail book sellers. The books are published in paperback, hardback, Audible, BARD, e-book, and Kindle.
River Road Studio on Face Book
Copyright 2020. Lynda McKinney Lambert. All rights reserved.
I invite you to share my articles on Social Media, but please honor my copyright and include it with all shares.
Spread the Happiness!
Thanks for rejoicing with me today.
Isn’t God so wonderful!
Romans 8:28