{"id":221,"date":"2013-12-23T12:41:35","date_gmt":"2013-12-23T16:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/?p=221"},"modified":"2013-12-23T12:47:51","modified_gmt":"2013-12-23T16:47:51","slug":"a-poem-for-our-lady","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/a-poem-for-our-lady\/","title":{"rendered":"A Poem for Our Lady at Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Werfen<\/a>

Werfen Castle Chapel, Werfen, Austria<\/p><\/div>\n

Holy Mary Mother of God<\/em><\/p>\n

When I saw you last<\/p>\n

you were dressed in beaten gold<\/p>\n

bronze stars encircled your head<\/p>\n

with your feet balanced on the sharp<\/p>\n

crescent moon<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I was forced to lift my eyes<\/p>\n

towards heaven<\/p>\n

as you watched me<\/p>\n

light the votive candle<\/p>\n

and linger awhile<\/p>\n

in your presence.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Our Lady, we will meet again<\/p>\n

Please remember me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Holy Mary Mother of God When I saw you last you were dressed in beaten gold bronze stars encircled your head with your feet balanced on the sharp crescent moon   I was forced to lift my eyes towards heaven …<\/span> Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_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":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-trusting-god"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4gbwn-3z","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8712,"url":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/a-perfect-summer-thunderstorm\/","url_meta":{"origin":221,"position":0},"title":"Poetry – A Perfect Summer Thunderstorm","author":"Lynda Lambert","date":"April 24, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Pennsylvania poet Lynda McKinney Lambert shares her poem, \"A Perfect Summer Thunderstorm.\" Published in Magnets and Ladders Literary Magazine, Spring\/Summer 2021.","rel":"","context":"In "#Trusting God"","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\/2021\/04\/pexels-photo-110874-scaled.jpeg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pexels-photo-110874-scaled.jpeg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pexels-photo-110874-scaled.jpeg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pexels-photo-110874-scaled.jpeg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pexels-photo-110874-scaled.jpeg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":12417,"url":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/garden-songs-nature-performs-a-ritual-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":221,"position":1},"title":"Garden Songs -Nature Performs a Ritual","author":"Lynda Lambert","date":"July 12, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Breaking News! 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