{"id":12849,"date":"2022-10-12T11:20:19","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T15:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/?p=12849"},"modified":"2022-10-12T11:20:31","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T15:20:31","slug":"garden-songs-nature-performs-a-ritual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/garden-songs-nature-performs-a-ritual\/","title":{"rendered":"Garden Song ~ Nature Performs a Ritual"},"content":{"rendered":"
#Garden Songs – #Nature Performs a Ritual<\/em><\/strong>
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#Lynda McKinney Lambert<\/h3>\n

October 12, 2022<\/h4>\n

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#Photo:\u00a0 Lynda McKinney Lambert<\/p>\n

“Vintage Peonies”<\/p>\n

Planted by Amanda Duncan<\/p>\n

Circa 1929.<\/p>\n

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Introduction to today’s poem ~<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Nature Performs a Ritual<\/strong>
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\u00a9Lynda McKinney Lambert. All rights reserved.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This week I have a lot of bulbs to get into the ground before the cold season arrives and the ground gets frozen.\u00a0 Tulips – Hyacinths – Daffodils- Iris corms.<\/p>\n

I thought I would post a poem that reflects the growing and flowering seasons that are now nearly over here in western Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

Spring – Summer<\/p>\n

Let’s take a moment to reflect on those wonderful months we all enjoy so much in our gardens. Here’s to the good memories and garden songs of Spring and Summer of 2022.<\/p>\n

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Nature Performs a Ritual<\/em><\/h2>\n

\u00a9Lynda McKinney Lambert, 2020<\/p>\n

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Nature performs a ritual<\/p>\n

concerto of red cardinals<\/p>\n

and red-breasted robins<\/p>\n

bird-songs before dawn.<\/p>\n

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Daybreak.<\/p>\n

Early summer landscape<\/p>\n

permeated by a hot breeze<\/p>\n

a short gust<\/p>\n

sporadic puffs<\/p>\n

intense rain<\/p>\n

on yellow zinnias.<\/p>\n

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Japanese maple tree is<\/p>\n

a crimson waterfall<\/p>\n

of intricate cut leaves<\/p>\n

splashed onto stony ground<\/p>\n

conceals<\/p>\n

hidden mourning dove<\/p>\n

crouched silently in shadows<\/p>\n

spreads sturdy grey wings low<\/p>\n

shelters her nest.<\/p>\n

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Evening.<\/p>\n

Wild plants flourish<\/p>\n

like an invasion<\/p>\n

in a wind-swept vortex<\/p>\n

preoccupied with infiltration<\/p>\n

planting and sowing<\/p>\n

the nightly routine.<\/p>\n

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Virginia Creeper vines twist around<\/p>\n

sensitive wild pink peonies<\/p>\n

all-night showers emboldened<\/p>\n

the graceful bright green<\/p>\n

Lady ferns saturated by the routine<\/p>\n

concoction of a<\/p>\n

summer thunderstorm.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Spring – Summer<\/p>\n

Let’s take a moment to reflect on those wonderful months we all enjoy so much in our gardens. Here’s to the good memories and garden songs of Spring and Summer of 2022.<\/p>\n Continue reading →<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11112,"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":[3],"tags":[1955],"class_list":["post-12849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trusting-god","tag-seasons"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Peony_big-dark-pink_Angel_June1_2022.jpg?fit=1186%2C2208&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4gbwn-3lf","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12417,"url":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/garden-songs-nature-performs-a-ritual-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":12849,"position":0},"title":"Garden Songs -Nature Performs a Ritual","author":"Lynda Lambert","date":"July 12, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Breaking News! 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