“Sassy Red Hat” in Memory of my Mother<\/span><\/h4>\nEsther Luella Kirker McKinney\u00a0 (1920 – 2007)<\/p>\n
by Lynda McKinney Lambert<\/h3>\nMay 10, 2024<\/h3>\n
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<\/h5>\n<\/h5>\nThe Poem:<\/h5>\n
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Sassy Red Hat<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\nMy Mother is a matronly queen<\/p>\n
She poses against<\/p>\n
a brilliant background<\/p>\n
of shimmering sun-light on<\/p>\n
yellow-green foliage.<\/p>\n
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She sits upright, her head tilted.<\/p>\n
Bold and proud.<\/p>\n
She lifts her delicate chin<\/p>\n
Her softly painted red lips smile.<\/p>\n
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My Mother\u2019s \u00a0twisted gnarled hands<\/p>\n
Are clasped gently together<\/p>\n
folded in the lap<\/p>\n
of her floral-patterned dress.<\/p>\n
Tiny red roses bloom on leafy ivory vines<\/p>\n
like delicate crewel embroidery<\/p>\n
of finest thin wool yarn stitched<\/p>\n
over black silk background.<\/p>\n
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Esther\u2019s bright hazel eyes sparkle<\/p>\n
beneath the brim of her scarlet red hat<\/p>\n
On a hot September afternoon<\/p>\n
she smiles confidently into the future.<\/p>\n
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She has no worries for today.<\/p>\n
She\u2019s relaxed. Comfortable.<\/p>\n
My Mother has \u00a0forgotten losses<\/p>\n
sorrows, and tears.<\/p>\n
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In the afternoon we will sing together.<\/p>\n
You are sunlight<\/p>\n
Contented.<\/p>\n
Satisfied.<\/p>\n
In your sassy red hat!<\/p>\n
–<\/p>\n
\u00a9<\/a>Lynda McKinney Lambert, 2024.<\/p>\nI wrote this poem, July 18,2022.<\/p>\n
Revised May 10, 2024.<\/p>\n
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May 10, 2024<\/h3>\n
<\/h5>\nThe Poem:<\/h5>\n
My Mother is a matronly queen<\/p>\n
She poses against<\/p>\n
a brilliant background<\/p>\n
of shimmering sun-light on<\/p>\n
yellow-green foliage.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
She sits upright, her head tilted.<\/p>\n
Bold and proud.<\/p>\n
She lifts her delicate chin<\/p>\n
Her softly painted red lips smile.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
My Mother\u2019s \u00a0twisted gnarled hands<\/p>\n
Are clasped gently together<\/p>\n
folded in the lap<\/p>\n
of her floral-patterned dress.<\/p>\n
Tiny red roses bloom on leafy ivory vines<\/p>\n
like delicate crewel embroidery<\/p>\n
of finest thin wool yarn stitched<\/p>\n
over black silk background.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Esther\u2019s bright hazel eyes sparkle<\/p>\n
beneath the brim of her scarlet red hat<\/p>\n
On a hot September afternoon<\/p>\n
she smiles confidently into the future.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
She has no worries for today.<\/p>\n
She\u2019s relaxed. Comfortable.<\/p>\n
My Mother has \u00a0forgotten losses<\/p>\n
sorrows, and tears.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
In the afternoon we will sing together.<\/p>\n
You are sunlight<\/p>\n
Contented.<\/p>\n
Satisfied.<\/p>\n
In your sassy red hat!<\/p>\n
–<\/p>\n
\u00a9<\/a>Lynda McKinney Lambert, 2024.<\/p>\n I wrote this poem, July 18,2022.<\/p>\n Revised May 10, 2024.<\/p>\n Each Day Holds Some Small Joy: Poems<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n NEW \u2013 Songs for the Pilgrimage<\/strong>:<\/em>\u00a0 Apple Books<\/a><\/p>\n Lynda\u2019s books at Bookshop.org<\/a><\/p>\n Lynda\u2019s e-Books at Smashwords<\/a><\/p>\n Lynda\u2019s Books at Amazon<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n*<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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