\u201cYes! I Sing a Litany of My Favorite Words\u201d<\/p>\n
by Lynda McKinney Lambert, 2016<\/p>\n
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Autumn in November reawakens<\/p>\n
Baroque memories at twilight.<\/p>\n
Constellated time peels off the layers.<\/p>\n
Done!<\/p>\n
Erasures revealed endless<\/p>\n
fabrications<\/p>\n
garnered in dusty corners among<\/p>\n
hushed vowels and<\/p>\n
illuminated adjectives.<\/p>\n
Joyfully, I count my verbal<\/p>\n
keepsakes – a lengthy<\/p>\n
list of favorite words. The<\/p>\n
Muse of my seventy-third year<\/p>\n
never tolerated nouns that are<\/p>\n
obscure. I often reflect on our<\/p>\n
Perpetual<\/p>\n
queries about long-forgotten<\/p>\n
Red roses or gifts from a distant<\/p>\n
Summertime.<\/p>\n
Timelessness remains an illusion<\/p>\n
until liturgical prayers begin at<\/p>\n
Vespers.<\/p>\n
Warm voices lift my spirit. In Greek,<\/p>\n
Xenia, reminds me to be generous.<\/p>\n
Yes! I sing a litany of my Favorite Words.<\/p>\n
Zeitgeist notations of my serpentine years.<\/p>\n
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Note: Lynda McKinney Lambert is the author of _Concerti: Psalms for the Pilgrimage_ by Kota Press.<\/p>\n
Her new book, _Walking by Inner vision: Stories of Light and Dreams_ will be coming out in early 2017.<\/p>\n
Currently, she is working on a new book of poetry, _Appalachian Alchemy_ and this poem is scheduled for publication in\u00a0that book. It will\u00a0be \u00a0publication around the end of 2017.<\/p>\n
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Lynda Lambert<\/p>\n
www.lyndalambert.com<\/p>\n
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Erasures revealed endless<\/p>\n
fabrications<\/p>\n