{"id":13683,"date":"2022-12-19T11:07:34","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T16:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/?p=13683"},"modified":"2024-09-06T18:09:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T22:09:35","slug":"poem-from-the-professors-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/poem-from-the-professors-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"From Lynda&#8217;s Journal~ &#8220;falling temperatures&#8221; ~"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>A Poem <\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>falling temperatures<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>From Lynda&#8217;s Journal<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h5><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/h5>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><em><strong>Poem~<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0falling temperatures<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0glazed, frost covered windowsills<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">sleeping tulip bulbs<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><em><strong>The Backstory<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n<p>First, I want to thank you for taking this moment to read a poem from The Professor&#8217;s Journal. I love sharing the poems and letting you know HOW\u00a0 that poem was birthed and where it was published. It is a joy to share my work with YOU!<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s poem is <em>falling temperatures.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I am pleased to say it was just published in a new issue of <em>The Weekly Avocet. You can read my work there very often. This weekly poetry magazine features the work of poets who focus on nature, from around the world.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I created this haiku poem\u00a0 from my personal\u00a0 perspective of winter time in Western Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>I have lived my entire life in this area that is north of Pittsburgh, PA, in the foothills of the Allegheny mountains.<\/p>\n<p>When I create a poem,\u00a0 I pay attention to every detail pf my senses. I stop and wait a while as I try to listen for the layers of founds around me. Sound comes in many layers because of the distance involved in a variety of sonic noises at different distances from where I stand at that moment.<\/p>\n<p>I literally see with my entire body and that includes my gut feelings and my intuition as well as the physical aspects and prior knowledge of the place and surroundings.<\/p>\n<p>I encounter sights, smells and touch of everything around me. My poems are most often said to be\u00a0 sensual, and that is exactly what I want to capture.<\/p>\n<p>When I come back to the office I sit down at my computer and compose those experiences into words on a page. The picture I create in the poem is a reflection of my experience outside.<\/p>\n<p>My focus on nature works well when I write in haiku or tanka forms. Nature is traditionally the inspiration and focus\u00a0 for both poetic forms.<\/p>\n<h1><em><strong>*<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n<h1><em><strong>Published:<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>_<\/strong><em>The Weekly Avocet<\/em> #263, December 17, 2017<\/p>\n<p><em>_The Weekly Avocet <\/em># 524, December 18, 2022<\/p>\n<p>_<em>Garden Songs, Walking by Inner Vision Blog<\/em>, Dec. 19, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<h2>Read more in my NEW BOOK!<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_12881\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12881\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/the-evergreen-journal-38_expecting-good-news\/sftp_mock_up_6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SFTP_Mock_UP_6.jpg?fit=1080%2C721&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,721\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"SFTP_Mock_UP_6\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo of my book, Songs for the Pilgrimage, that is held in someone&amp;#8217;s hand. 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The book is being read from a cell phone. A cup of coffee is at the left corner of the table.&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Mock-up #6 : Songs for the Pilgrimage.&lt;br \/&gt; Courtesy AllAuthor dot com.&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SFTP_Mock_UP_6.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SFTP_Mock_UP_6.jpg?fit=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-12881\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mock-up #6 : Songs for the Pilgrimage.<br \/>\nCourtesy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allauthor.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AllAuthor<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><em><strong>BREAKING NEWS<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n<p>this book is currently in production at Perkins Library, for distribution\u00a0 through the library and through NLS (BARD).<\/p>\n<h1><em><strong>COMING SOON<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>MY NEW book is a thoughtful and joyous collection\u00a0 of my poetry, stories, memoirs, photography, and reflections from 1985 \u2013 2021.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>Songs for the Pilgrimage<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u00a9Lynda McKinney Lambert, 2022. All rights reserved.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Order the book for Christmas Gifts \u2013<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13271\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13271\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/poem-a-dream-of-drawing-in-the-dark-from-the-professors-journal\/sftp_mock-up_8\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/SFTP_Mock-Up_8.jpg?fit=1080%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"SFTP_Mock-Up_8\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Songs for the Pilgrimage.&lt;br \/&gt;\nPoems, Non-fiction Stories, Journal Entries, Meditations on the Psalms. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/SFTP_Mock-Up_8.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13271 jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/SFTP_Mock-Up_8.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/SFTP_Mock-Up_8.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/SFTP_Mock-Up_8.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/SFTP_Mock-Up_8.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/SFTP_Mock-Up_8.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13271\" data-attachment-id=\"13271\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/poem-a-dream-of-drawing-in-the-dark-from-the-professors-journal\/sftp_mock-up_8\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/SFTP_Mock-Up_8.jpg?fit=1080%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SFTP_Mock-Up_8\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Songs for the Pilgrimage.&lt;br \/&gt; Poems, Non-fiction Stories, Journal Entries, Meditations on the Psalms. &lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/SFTP_Mock-Up_8.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/SFTP_Mock-Up_8.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/>Songs for the Pilgrimage.<br \/>\nPoems, Non-fiction Stories, Journal Entries, Meditations on the<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>NEW<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>Songs for the Pilgrimage<\/strong>:<\/em>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/songs-for-the-pilgrimage\/id1564449025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Books<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lynda\u2019s books at <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/contributors\/lynda-mckinney-lambert\">Bookshop.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lynda\u2019s e-Books at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashwords.com\/profile\/view\/lyndalambert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smashwords<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lynda\u2019s Books at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?i=digital-text&amp;rh=p_27%3ALynda+Lambert&amp;s=relevancerank&amp;text=Lynda+Lambert&amp;ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_1\">Amazon<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3 class=\"font-inherit\"><\/h3>\n<h4><em><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/interviews-features\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lynda\u2019s Newsletters &amp; Interviews<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s poem is falling temperatures.<\/p>\n<p>I am pleased to say it was just published in a new issue of The Weekly Avocet. 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