{"id":12464,"date":"2024-10-29T15:01:12","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T19:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/?p=12464"},"modified":"2025-09-14T18:31:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T22:31:29","slug":"from-lyndas-journal-philosophy-for-a-cool-water-daydream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/from-lyndas-journal-philosophy-for-a-cool-water-daydream\/","title":{"rendered":"Lynda’s Journal – poem – Philosophy for a Cool Water Daydream"},"content":{"rendered":"

~Lynda’s Journal ~ Poem<\/h3>\n
\n

Philosophy for a Cool Water Daydream<\/em><\/h4>\n
AWARD WINNING Poem<\/strong><\/h5>\n
See it NOW on Magnets and Ladders\u00a0 Here<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n

by Lynda McKinney Lambert<\/h3>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

October 29, 2024<\/h3>\n

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 <\/p>\n

The Poem:<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Philosophy for a Cool Water Daydream<\/em><\/h5>\n

 <\/p>\n

In 1929\u00a0 our house \u00a0was built on dreams<\/p>\n

I invite you to visit my favorite place<\/p>\n

walk up the stairway<\/p>\n

turn left<\/p>\n

luminous\u00a0 light flows through<\/p>\n

stained-glass window<\/p>\n

spectrum of colors shimmering<\/p>\n

red \u2013 blue \u2013 crystal \u2013 green<\/p>\n

shifting translucent planes<\/p>\n

light scent of Eucalyptus<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

rustic white shelves display<\/p>\n

remembrances of ancestors<\/p>\n

Aunt Bettie\u2019s silent round silver powder<\/p>\n

music box wound too tight<\/p>\n

Mom\u2019s vintage powder compact<\/p>\n

one of her treasures<\/p>\n

empty aqua blue glass bottles<\/p>\n

my favorite Cool Water perfume<\/p>\n

my tiny marble pot of Patchouli oil.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Now, the \u00a0main attraction takes the lead<\/p>\n

curvaceous porcelain-clad bath tup<\/p>\n

highlight \u00a0on four clawed feet<\/p>\n

relaxing \u2013 dreaming \u2013 praying<\/p>\n

private\u00a0 prayers\u00a0 of comfort and healing<\/p>\n

are spoken\u00a0\u00a0 aloud<\/p>\n

beneath the gentle abstract<\/p>\n

acrylic painting on canvas<\/p>\n

double framed \u00a0in pink and mauve<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Plastered\u00a0 terracotta walls<\/p>\n

ceiling of soft willow green<\/p>\n

our favorite Puerto Rico hues<\/p>\n

radiant tropical yellow \u00a0doors<\/p>\n

greenish blue \u00a0towels give comfort<\/p>\n

water streams \u00a0over my bare feet<\/p>\n

Cool Water on a hot summer day<\/p>\n

gushing from the age-worn \u00a0faucet<\/p>\n

swirling soap bubbles soothe the soul<\/p>\n

my philosophy for \u00a0a cool water daydream<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

\u00a9<\/a>Lynda McKinney Lambert, 2024.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Story Behind the Poem:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

I received the July Prompt for my little group of poets.\u00a0 We are called The Carousel Poets. Six of us took a workshop together one year ago. When the 4-week workshop ended, we decided we would continue working together and challenging ourselves once a month with a prompt for an assignment.<\/p>\n

The Prompt:\u00a0 Write a poem that describes a room in your home, without naming that room in the poem.<\/p>\n

Or, if you prefer, write about an object in your home, without naming the object in the poem.<\/p>\n

<\/h4>\n

My BONUS:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

This week I received a notice that every poet loves to receive.<\/p>\n

Three of my poems are \u00a0 published in the Fall\/Winter Edition of<\/p>\n

Magnets and Ladders:\u00a0 Writers with Disabilities, Inc.<\/em><\/p>\n

Go to Matnets & Ladders NOW!<\/a><\/p>\n

The Poem:<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The Backstory:<\/h5>\n

A Letter of Congratulations!\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

 <\/p>\n

Note:<\/h3>\n

From:<\/strong> Magnets and Ladders <magnetsandladders@comcast.net>
\nSent:<\/strong> Wednesday, October 16, 2024 9:34 PM
\nTo:<\/strong> llambert@zoominternet.net
\nSubject:<\/strong> Magnets and Ladders<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Dear Lynda,<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Congratulations! Your poem, \u201cPhilosophy for a Cool Water Daydream\u201d has earned an Honorable Mention in the Magnets and Ladders Fall\/Winter poetry contest.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Your poems, \u201cAfter recalling the New Year\u201d and \u201cDiamond Jubilee\u201d will also be published.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Congratulations.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The Magnets and Ladders team<\/p>\n

*<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Get Lynda\u2019s LATEST\u00a0 book!<\/strong><\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Little poems inspired by my Shalom Garden.<\/p>\n

\n

\"\"Get Lynda\u2019s NEW book!<\/strong><\/h3>\n

NEW \u2013 Songs for the Pilgrimage<\/strong>:<\/em><\/p>\n

Lynda\u2019s Books at Amazon<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

<\/h3>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a9Lynda McKinney Lambert, 2022. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

\n
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Award winning poem: Philosophy for a Cool Water Daydream.
\nRead it here, as published in the new issue of Magnets & Ladders: Voices of Writers with Disabilities.
\nFall\/Winter edition, 2024-25. <\/p>\n Continue reading →<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16143,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2225,3],"tags":[2232],"class_list":["post-12464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-from-lyndas-journal","category-trusting-god","tag-from-lyndas-journal"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Post-Card-Scan_Poem-20_September-24.jpg?fit=726%2C1271&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4gbwn-3f2","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":19137,"url":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/lyndas-journal-of-blessings-771-spinning\/","url_meta":{"origin":12464,"position":0},"title":"Lynda’s Journal of Blessings – #771 – Spinning","author":"Lynda Lambert","date":"July 12, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"For the past few weeks, I've been obsessed with finding a poem. 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