{"id":14085,"date":"2023-04-01T12:22:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T16:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/?p=14085"},"modified":"2023-04-18T11:56:27","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T15:56:27","slug":"14085-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/14085-2\/","title":{"rendered":"National Poetry Month &#8211; April 1, 2023- My favorite words from A to Z"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">April is National Poetry Month<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">In celebrating of this special month of POETRY<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">I will post a poem each day.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em>My favorite words from A to Z<br \/>\n<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>April morning rain reawakens<\/p>\n<p>Baroque memories of childhood dreams.<\/p>\n<p>Constellated time peels off the layers.<\/p>\n<p>Done!<\/p>\n<p>Erasures reveal endless<\/p>\n<p>fabrications<\/p>\n<p>garnered in dusty corners behind<\/p>\n<p>hushed vowels and<\/p>\n<p>illuminated nouns.<\/p>\n<p>Joyfully, I count my splendid<\/p>\n<p>keepsakes &#8211; a lengthy<\/p>\n<p>list of favorite words. The<\/p>\n<p>musings of my octogenarian year<\/p>\n<p>never tolerates \u00a0nouns that are<\/p>\n<p>obscure. I often reflect on<\/p>\n<p>perpetual<\/p>\n<p>queries about long-forgotten<\/p>\n<p>red rose bouquets \u00a0from a distant<\/p>\n<p>summertime.<\/p>\n<p>Timelessness remains an illusion<\/p>\n<p>until liturgical prayers begin at<\/p>\n<p>vespers.<\/p>\n<p>Warm spring sunshine \u00a0lifts my spirit.<\/p>\n<p>Xenias\u00a0 \u00a0remind me to be generous, in Greek.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, \u00a0I chant a litany of<\/p>\n<p>Zeitgeist \u00a0essence. My favorite words.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 2023. Lynda McKinney Lambert All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><em><strong>Published on Walking by Inner Vision Blog.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>\u00a9 April 1, 2023. Lynda McKinney Lambert. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14072\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14072\" data-attachment-id=\"14072\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/part-2-book-launch-a-blurb-and-a-poem\/sftp_mock-up_10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/SFTP_Mock-up_10.jpg?fit=1080%2C703&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,703\" 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_10\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Lynda&amp;#8217;s new book _Songs for the Pilgrimage_ &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Songs for the Pilgrimage by Lynda McKinney Lambert.  &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/SFTP_Mock-up_10.jpg?fit=1024%2C667&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14072\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/SFTP_Mock-up_10.jpg?resize=300%2C195&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/SFTP_Mock-up_10.jpg?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/SFTP_Mock-up_10.jpg?resize=1024%2C667&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/SFTP_Mock-up_10.jpg?resize=768%2C500&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/SFTP_Mock-up_10.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14072\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Songs for the Pilgrimage by Lynda McKinney Lambert.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Lynda\u2019s books on Amazon <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\">Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April is National Poetry Month &nbsp; 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