{"id":16904,"date":"2025-03-26T19:04:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T23:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/?p=16904"},"modified":"2025-09-14T16:00:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T20:00:12","slug":"from-lyndas-journal_pennsylvania-siesta_poem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/from-lyndas-journal_pennsylvania-siesta_poem\/","title":{"rendered":"Lynda’s Journal – Poem – Pennsylvania Siesta"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lynda\u2019s Journal <\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

~ Pennsylvania Siesta\u00a0 ~<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

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The Poem:\u00a0 Pennsylvania Siesta<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

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Pennsylvania Siesta<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Taming the flowers begins early.<\/p>\n

on late spring mornings<\/p>\n

salmon pink double begonias<\/p>\n

ruby-red foxy flamingo geraniums<\/p>\n

one rare Purple Queen Spiderwort<\/p>\n

spectacular Wandering vine.<\/p>\n

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Taming the tongue begins<\/p>\n

in heat of a late spring morning<\/p>\n

my neighbor preaches as I yank<\/p>\n

out tall weeds with deep roots<\/p>\n

from steep hillside garden.<\/p>\n

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She hopes to stop<\/p>\n

The ringing in her ear.<\/p>\n

She shows me<\/p>\n

how she plants seeds<\/p>\n

feeds her chickens.<\/p>\n

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Taming the technology tangles<\/p>\n

revitalized my demanding day<\/p>\n

when misplaced e-mails<\/p>\n

flourished like wild snake grass.<\/p>\n

resolved by a<\/p>\n

technology wizard in Colorado.<\/p>\n

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Water drips down my arm<\/p>\n

overflows tightly packed<\/p>\n

flower baskets<\/p>\n

glistens on wooden porch floor.<\/p>\n

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Pennsylvania afternoons<\/p>\n

from 2 to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n

my private time<\/p>\n

for a siesta.<\/p>\n

I dream of taming nature<\/p>\n

and writing new poems.<\/p>\n

\u00a9<\/a>Lynda McKinney Lambert, 2025.<\/p>\n

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Note:\u00a0 Poem was written, June 2023 .<\/p>\n

__First Published:
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Anthology, Mingled Voices\u00a0 8\u00a0<\/em> (Page 73)\u00a0
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International Proverse Poetry Prize\u00a0 Anthology 2023;<\/p>\n

Proverse (Hong Kong) (Published 2024)<\/p>\n

See it at\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

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