{"id":4647,"date":"2019-04-04T09:38:37","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T13:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/?p=4647"},"modified":"2025-04-17T08:37:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T12:37:17","slug":"in-the-storms-of-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/in-the-storms-of-april\/","title":{"rendered":"From Lynda’s Journal – In the Storms of April – Poem"},"content":{"rendered":"

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From Lynda’s Journal<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n

April is National Poetry Month<\/h3>\n

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The Poem:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

“In the Storms of April – Plunge! <\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

~A Letter to December.”<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

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\u00a0 by Lynda McKinney Lambert<\/em><\/h5>\n

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We wait together beneath the surface<\/p>\n

Of frozen waters in February<\/p>\n

Dormant, settled, calm<\/p>\n

We have already survived January<\/p>\n

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Of frozen waters in February<\/p>\n

Winter\u2019s sharp sun sears the surface<\/p>\n

We have already survived January<\/p>\n

Beneath heavy, urgent stillness<\/p>\n

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Winter\u2019s sharp sun sears the surface<\/p>\n

We begin to remember our faces<\/p>\n

Beneath heavy, urgent stillness<\/p>\n

Our names were carved in the ice<\/p>\n

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We begin to remember our faces<\/p>\n

In the perfect snow fields \u00a0of March<\/p>\n

Our names were carved in the ice<\/p>\n

Surrendering our identity to the sky<\/p>\n

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In the perfect snow fields of March<\/p>\n

We lie prone, between vellum sheets<\/p>\n

Surrendering our identity to the sky<\/p>\n

Waiting to hold our ancient purpose<\/p>\n

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We lie prone, between vellum sheets<\/p>\n

Submerged dragon-flies<\/p>\n

Waiting to hold our ancient purpose<\/p>\n

Beneath waters of shuffling script<\/p>\n

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Submerged dragon-flies<\/p>\n

Forget the present happiness<\/p>\n

Beneath waters of shuffling script<\/p>\n

Anguish takes the future tense<\/p>\n

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Forget the present happiness<\/p>\n

Heavy rains in the depths of night<\/p>\n

Anguish takes the future tense<\/p>\n

We are waiting to plunge deeper<\/p>\n

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Heavy rains in the depths of night<\/p>\n

Our bodies purged in forgetfulness<\/p>\n

We are waiting to plunge deeper<\/p>\n

When birds awaken us at dawn<\/p>\n

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Our bodies purged in forgetfulness<\/p>\n

Uneven breathing subsides<\/p>\n

When birds awaken us at dawn<\/p>\n

March is a dangerous month<\/p>\n

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Uneven breathing subsides<\/p>\n

No distraction from the moment<\/p>\n

March is a dangerous month<\/p>\n

Note it in our journal<\/p>\n

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No distraction from the moment<\/p>\n

Waiting beneath the surface<\/p>\n

Note it in our journal<\/p>\n

Slowly<\/p>\n

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Waiting beneath the surface<\/p>\n

Shooting stars breed disquiet<\/p>\n

Slowly<\/p>\n

Isolated inactivity becomes justified<\/p>\n

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Shooting stars breed disquiet<\/p>\n

Bursts of frenetic activity is noted<\/p>\n

Isolated inactivity becomes justified<\/p>\n

Pleasure is worth writing down<\/p>\n

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Our skins will shed in April<\/p>\n

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Previous Publications:<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

“In the Storms of April, Plunge: A Letter to December (2001). <\/strong><\/p>\n

Copyright, 2001, 2019. 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lynda McKinney Lambert. All Rights Reserved.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This poem first published in Lynda’s first book:<\/p>\n

Concerti: Psalms for the Pilgrimage<\/u><\/em>, <\/em><\/strong>Kota Press, 2002.<\/p>\n

ISBN 1-929359-18-7<\/p>\n

Library of Congress Control Number: 2002112554<\/p>\n

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Also Published:<\/h3>\n

__Magnets & Ladders<\/u> Literary Magazine,<\/em> 2014<\/p>\n

__Indiana Voice Journal<\/u><\/em>, June 2017, Issue #35<\/p>\n

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__Star Signs: New & Selected Poems,\u00a0 DLD Books, 2019.<\/em><\/p>\n

ISBN:9781075265433<\/p>\n

Lynda’s website at DLD Books_Here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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“In the Storms of April – Plunge! A Letter to December.”<\/p>\n

\u00a9 <\/em>Copyright, 2001; 2013; 2019.\u00a0 2025 Lynda McKinney Lambert. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

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