{"id":12482,"date":"2025-09-18T20:45:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T00:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/?p=12482"},"modified":"2025-10-27T18:39:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T22:39:19","slug":"lyndas-journal-poem-matter-xxiv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/lyndas-journal-poem-matter-xxiv\/","title":{"rendered":"Lynda’s Journal -#712 – Recollection of Sanctuary – Matter XXIV"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lynda’s Journal –<\/h3>\n

by Lynda McKinney Lambert<\/h3>\n

Post 712<\/h4>\n

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Lynda is celebrating…<\/h3>\n

MATTER XXIV – by Oprelle Press<\/em><\/h3>\n

Please accept our formal congratulations! \u00a0Your poem, recollections of sanctuary, <\/strong>\u00a0has been chosen as one of our best:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yes, I am delighted to say, <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

My poem is shortlisted in Oprelle Publication\u2019s <\/em><\/strong>\u00a02024 \u201cMATTER\u201d Poetry Anthology.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The message revealed:<\/h4>\n

You are soon to be published in a great book, \u201cMATTER XXIV: Award Winning Poetry\u201d This is quite an incredible honor, considering the competition was particularly strong this year. Your poem will keep company with many fantastic works from poets all over the globe.<\/p>\n

We really enjoyed the thoughtful wording and poetic nuances in your entry.<\/p>\n

This poem will not soon be forgotten; thank you for submitting this.<\/p>\n

Team Oprelle is really excited, as our<\/p>\n

\u201cMatter \u2013 XXIV Edition\u201d<\/h4>\n

is sure to be a popular and highly-regarded book. An artist was commissioned to create a cover that looks like modern art…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The Poem:<\/h3>\n

recollections of sanctuary<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

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\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>recollections of sanctuary<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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I recollect my early Sanctuary<\/p>\n

photos of Grandma and me<\/p>\n

beside her summer garden<\/p>\n

pink roses she cherished<\/p>\n

vintage black and white moments<\/p>\n

smiling, relaxed, secure.<\/p>\n

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Mom\u2019s snapshots reveal secure<\/p>\n

family, home, sanctuary<\/p>\n

birthday parties, rare moments<\/p>\n

our chickens, a dog, and me<\/p>\n

a birthday cake I cherished<\/p>\n

standing beside Dad\u2019s Garden.<\/p>\n

moon flowers, zinnias, marigolds in our garden<\/p>\n

followed Dad\u2019s footprints, I was secure<\/p>\n

watering the seeds, we cherished<\/p>\n

our backyard, a private sanctuary<\/p>\n

two brothers, a sister, and me.<\/p>\n

We cultivated rare moments.<\/p>\n

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years of accumulated moments<\/p>\n

life lessons learned in our garden<\/p>\n

concealed respites for me<\/p>\n

little breaks felt secure<\/p>\n

sojourns in my childhood sanctuary<\/p>\n

taught by parents I cherished<\/p>\n

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children flourish when cherished<\/p>\n

mature and develop in unique moments<\/p>\n

Today, I linger in a natural sanctuary<\/p>\n

planting flowers in my garden<\/p>\n

knowing I am secure<\/p>\n

beneath shade of ginkgo tree.<\/p>\n

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decades have passed for me<\/p>\n

Yet, when my favorite cherished<\/p>\n

Daisies \u00a0bloom in summertime, I feel secure<\/p>\n

knowing that the rapid moments<\/p>\n

pass silently in my garden<\/p>\n

faithful cultivation \u00a0of my sanctuary<\/p>\n

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As for me, I treasure the moments<\/p>\n

I have cherished my labors in life\u2019s garden<\/p>\n

secure in my sacred sanctuary<\/p>\n

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\u00a9<\/a>Lynda McKinney Lambert, February 16, 2024.<\/p>\n

This poem is a SESTINA.<\/p>\n

Published:<\/p>\n

_Matter XXIV, Anthology, by Oprelle Press, ISBN:979-8-9899015-8-6<\/p>\n

Pages 18 and 19<\/p>\n

July 2-25.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Lynda’s Latest Books are now available on Amazon and all retail booksellers.<\/h5>\n

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Each Day Holds Some Small Joy – Collection of Haiku and Tanka nature poems.<\/p><\/div>\n