{"id":16342,"date":"2024-11-28T13:41:18","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T18:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/?p=16342"},"modified":"2024-11-28T13:41:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T18:41:18","slug":"autumn-reading-the-avocet-journal-of-nature-poetry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/autumn-reading-the-avocet-journal-of-nature-poetry\/","title":{"rendered":"Autumn Reading – The Avocet: Journal of Nature Poetry"},"content":{"rendered":"

Autumn Reading <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Lynda Recommends<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>~ The Avocet: Journal of Nature Poetry – Fall Edition~
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Note:<\/h4>\n

The Avocet: Journal of Nature Poetry, is published quarterly.It is a print edition that features poetry by a variety of poets across the USA.<\/h4>\n

Editor\/Publisher is Charles Portolano+<\/p>\n

Co-Editors\u00a0 Vivian and Valerie Portolano<\/p>\n

Established in 1997<\/p>\n

My 2 tanka poems are published in this collection.
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On Page 41<\/h5>\n

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Autumn’s perspective<\/p>\n

prepare right now for next spring<\/p>\n

final fall planting<\/p>\n

one last opportunity<\/p>\n

plant tulip bulbs deep in ground<\/p>\n

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on Page 46<\/h5>\n

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white petals surround<\/p>\n

center cushion of yellow<\/p>\n

Shasta daisies bloom<\/p>\n

share autumn’s spotlight<\/p>\n

final spectacle<\/p>\n

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More of my poetry will appear in January:\u00a0 The Avocet: A Journal of Nature Poetry. Winter 2025. <\/em>Print Edition, Winter 2025.<\/p>\n

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Contact the editor to learn more about the publications or to subscribe. “he Avocet: Journal of Nature Poetry, <\/em>is a quarterly print edition.\u00a0 The Weekly Avocet<\/em>, arrives in your e-mail box every Saturday.<\/p>\n

The Avocet<\/p>\n

P.O. Box 19186<\/p>\n

Fountain Hills, AZ 85269<\/p>\n

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Final Thoughts from Lynda:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I\u00a0 typically read and share books and journals that are\u00a0 positive, uplifting and often faith-based.<\/p>\n

Read More of Lynda’s Poetry – Check out this book:\u00a0 Mingled Voices #8<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00a9Lynda McKinney Lambert, 2024. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

Let your LIGHT shine! Our God reigns!<\/p>\n

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Lynda McKinney Lambert is an award-winning American author with six published books available on Amazon. Lynda\u2019s career spans art and education, and her work has garnered international acclaim, with her art featured in both private and public collections. As a retired professor of fine arts and humanities, Lynda has shared her expertise in art history, studio art, and English at Geneva College in Beaver Falls, PA.<\/p>\n

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Happy Thanksgiving Day to all my Friends and Family.
\nI am sharing two autumn poems that were recently published, as a gift to all, today.
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\nThanks for your support and enjoy this wonderful holiday in the good old USA.<\/p>\n Continue reading →<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12948,"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_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-16342","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\/10\/FallPhoto_Leaf-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4gbwn-4fA","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8568,"url":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/from-lyndas-journal-_-a-poem_autumal-equinox\/","url_meta":{"origin":16342,"position":0},"title":"Lynda’s Journal – Poem – “Autumnal Equinox”","author":"Lynda Lambert","date":"September 25, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"I celebrate the arrival of the FALL season in this poem. 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