{"id":11202,"date":"2022-10-10T07:00:22","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T11:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/?p=11202"},"modified":"2024-09-09T17:01:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T21:01:35","slug":"poem-autumnal-prelude-from-the-professors-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/poem-autumnal-prelude-from-the-professors-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"From Lynda’s Journal ~Autumnal Prelude~"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Autumnal Prelude<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a9Lynda McKinney Lambert<\/p>\n

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My sleek black cat stretches forward<\/p>\n

views rain-soaked world through open window<\/p>\n

sits quietly as early morning rain dribbles<\/p>\n

soft metallic tunes on rainspouts<\/p>\n

listens to chipmunks chattering<\/p>\n

in rock pile of spare Japanese garden.<\/p>\n

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I listen to cars splashing down flooded road<\/p>\n

crows calling from beyond the dense woods<\/p>\n

deep olive-green dimness of tangled<\/p>\n

swagging bittersweet vines<\/p>\n

careening from highest maple trees<\/p>\n

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Rain alters my gardening schedules<\/p>\n

tulip, crocus, and daffodil bulbs<\/p>\n

remain unnoticed, dry and safe<\/p>\n

after swift flight from Holland<\/p>\n

the promise of a colorful spring garden<\/p>\n

remains intact<\/p>\n

resting in cardboard shipping box.<\/p>\n

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Autumnal days grow cooler<\/p>\n

but soil remains warm<\/p>\n

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preparing for their Spring performance.v<\/p>\n

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I wrote this poem while sitting in my office one day. I am describing the world of sights, sounds, and movements around me.<\/p>\n

Themes in my poetry are:<\/p>\n

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Journey, Landscape, and Hope.<\/p>\n

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Autumnal Prelude <\/em>(poem)<\/p>\n

\u00a0_The Weekly Avocet, <\/em>November 12,2021, Issue #467<\/p>\n

_Vita Brevis Anthology# 3, Published December 29, 2021<\/p>\n

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Inca and Vivian – Morning Watch over the Prayer Garden.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Vita Brevis: Nothing Divine Dies<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Poetry Anthology About Nature<\/h3>\n

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Poetry Treasures 2:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>WordCrafter Poetry Anthology<\/em><\/h4>\n
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