{"id":17342,"date":"2025-09-14T15:48:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T19:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/?p=17342"},"modified":"2025-09-15T14:04:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T18:04:12","slug":"lyndas-journal-miss-mitchell-in-blue-velvet-chair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/lyndas-journal-miss-mitchell-in-blue-velvet-chair\/","title":{"rendered":"Lynda’s Journal – Miss Mitchell and Blue Velvet Chair"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo: Miss Mitchell in Blue Chair
by Lynda McKinney Lambert<\/p><\/div>\n

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

– Blue Velvet Chair –\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Post #710 – on September 14, 2025<\/h4>\n

by Lynda McKinney Lambert<\/p>\n

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

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The Poem:\u00a0 Blue Velvet Chair<\/em><\/h4>\n

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Blue Velvet Chair<\/p>\n

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wintertime together<\/p>\n

our \u00a0house feels quiet<\/p>\n

soothing like \u00a0soft, silky velvet<\/p>\n

a distinctively easy-going atmosphere<\/p>\n

we view the shifting seasons<\/p>\n

from the library window.<\/p>\n

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white dog with brindle spots<\/p>\n

observes mirror reflection<\/p>\n

on snow-covered sidewalk<\/p>\n

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Mom\u2019s arms rest on a soft dense pile<\/p>\n

Wears her summer-pink seersucker blouse<\/p>\n

her fragile\u00a0 feet\u00a0 crossed in front<\/p>\n

of curvy polished walnut legs<\/p>\n

Esther\u2019s silver cane balanced \u00a0her steps<\/p>\n

when dementia altered her life.<\/p>\n

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For decades we have taken it easy<\/p>\n

in a velvety sky-blue chair<\/p>\n

watching\u00a0 sunsets painted in\u00a0 the sky<\/p>\n

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in a distant\u00a0\u00a0 mid-July evening<\/p>\n

my father posed for photos<\/p>\n

held his curly dark-haired baby<\/p>\n

his great-granddaughter . Nicole<\/p>\n

for the first time in our special chair<\/p>\n

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I stop to \u00a0touch my aging\u00a0 dog<\/p>\n

curled in the short, dense pile where<\/p>\n

our \u00a0cats\u00a0 secretly scratch the velvety\u00a0 fabric<\/p>\n

revealing cotton stuffing on the wings<\/p>\n

of our\u00a0 blue velvet chair.<\/p>\n

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Written:\u00a0 November 20, 2023<\/p>\n

Published:<\/p>\n

Mingled Voices 9,<\/em> Proverse (Hong Kong) Prize for Single Poem, Anthology. 2025.<\/p>\n

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Below is Lynda\u2019s Bio as it\u00a0 appears\u00a0 in the summer of 2025 in<\/h5>\n
Food, Flowers, Medicine: And Other Gifts From the Garden, Anthology, 2025<\/em><\/h5>\n

Want to know more bout this new book?\u00a0 \u00a0Read\u00a0 here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Lynda McKinney Lambert writes and creates visual art from her vintage home in the Village of Wurtemburg, in Western Pennsylvania. She writes poetry and personal nonfiction essays. She currently has six published books available at all retail booksellers. Her artworks have appeared in international exhibitions, including Japan, New Guinea, Austria, and the United States.\u00a0 Lynda retired from her position as Professor of Fine Art and Humanities at Geneva College in 2008 due to profound sight loss. She invites readers to discover the subtle nuances\u00a0 and beauty of a physical and spiritual world as she weaves strands from history, nature, and her personal life experiences.<\/p>\n

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

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\u00a0Thank you for visiting today!<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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