{"id":15049,"date":"2024-01-22T17:46:42","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T22:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/?p=15049"},"modified":"2025-09-14T19:15:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T23:15:30","slug":"from-the-professors-journal_funeral-spray-for-bob_a-poem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/from-the-professors-journal_funeral-spray-for-bob_a-poem\/","title":{"rendered":"Lynda&#8217;s Journal &#8211; Poem &#8211; Funeral  Spray for Bob,  a Poem"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Walking by Inner Vision presents:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>A Poem From Lynda&#8217;s Journal<\/strong><br \/><\/em><\/h3>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>by Lynda McKinney Lambert, American Poet<br \/><\/em><\/h4>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h4><br \/><br \/><br \/><br \/><strong><em><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Funeral Spray for Bob<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<p><br \/>Charles Robert (Bob) Lambert (1941 \u2013 2024)<br \/><br \/>Eternal Evergreen pine boughs<br \/>Immortal White Delphinium<br \/>Timeless White Lilies<br \/>Classic White Roses<br \/>Ageless White Hydrangea<br \/>Abiding White Snow-berries<br \/>Sky-blue satin ribbon<br \/>Unforgettable White<br \/>January snowfall.<br \/>Ad infinitum. <br \/>&#8211;<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/a.cms.omniupdate.com\/11\/?skin=oucampus&amp;account=obu&amp;site=www&amp;action=de&amp;path=\/stories\/blog\/2020\/04\/reflections-on-psalm-46-there-is-a-river.pcf\">\u00a9<\/a>Lynda McKinney Lambert, January 22, 2024.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pennsylvania author and poet, Lynda McKinney Lambert shares a new poem today.<br \/>\nLynda wrote the poem after viewing a bouquet of flowers during her husband&#8217;s funeral.<br \/>\nShe dedicates this poem as a memorial to  her husband, Bob.<\/p>\n <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/from-the-professors-journal_funeral-spray-for-bob_a-poem\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15053,"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":[],"class_list":["post-15049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trusting-god"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4gbwn-3UJ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16437,"url":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/from-lyndas-journal-indulgent-memorials-poem\/","url_meta":{"origin":15049,"position":0},"title":"Lynda&#8217;s Journal ~ Indulgent Memorials (Poem)","author":"Lynda Lambert","date":"December 28, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Lynda\u2019s Journal - Poem Indulgent Memorials\u00a0 \u00a0 by Lynda McKinney Lambert American Poet <<<<<LMcL>>>>> The Poem: Indulgent Memorials \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Indulgent Memorials \u00a0\u201cIndulgent\u201d\u00a0 hyacinth\u00a0 tinted\u00a0 walls New\u00a0 flannel sheets kept\u00a0 us cheery During \u00a0brittle\u00a0 wind-swept nights Under your warm\u00a0 strong arms Lovers contentment Giggling \u00a0duo\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;#Trusting God&quot;","block_context":{"text":"#Trusting God","link":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/category\/trusting-god\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Decor15_Bedroom_Lilac_10-300x235.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":11186,"url":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/poem_-i-am-immersed-in-a-river-from-the-professors-journal\/","url_meta":{"origin":15049,"position":1},"title":"From Lynda&#8217;s Journal ~ I am immersed in a river~","author":"Lynda Lambert","date":"June 13, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"American poet, Lynda McKinney Lambert shares her poem about spending a fall day in a red canoe on the Allegheny River is western Pennsylvania. 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