{"id":6636,"date":"2020-04-16T09:36:25","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T13:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/?p=6636"},"modified":"2020-04-16T09:43:57","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T13:43:57","slug":"pathway-through-the-woods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/pathway-through-the-woods\/","title":{"rendered":"Pathway Through the Woods – Day #16"},"content":{"rendered":"

Post #311<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

April 16, 2020<\/p>\n

National Poetry Month<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

A Poem \u2013 a- Day<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

a GIFT from<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Pennsylvania Author<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

Lynda McKinney Lambert<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

My poem for today is a “Pantoum Poem.”<\/span><\/h3>\n

I wrote this poem in 2013\u00a0\u00a0– <\/span><\/h3>\n

This poem \u00a0is on page 115 in my new book –<\/span><\/h3>\n

Star Signs: New and Selected Poems, DLD Books. 2019.<\/span><\/h3>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u201cPathway Through the Woods\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

by Lynda McKinney Lambert<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

My dogs know the pathway through the woods<\/p>\n

they voyage over several times a day<\/p>\n

on the glowing ridge, above the slate-green creek<\/p>\n

where my ancestors watched the shimmering waters.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

They voyage over several times a day,<\/p>\n

dig wet noses deep under flat winter leaves<\/p>\n

where my ancestors watched the shimmering waters,<\/p>\n

scratch down into rich soil; seek out morning news.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Dig wet noses deep under flat winter leaves<\/p>\n

when wild geese gather to begin the mating season<\/p>\n

scratch down into rich soil; seek out the morning news.<\/p>\n

as the citrine bright sun plays shadow games with bare trees.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

When wild geese gather to begin the mating season<\/p>\n

they shout an alarm, break the stillness of April\u2019s dawn<\/p>\n

as the citrine bright sun plays shadow games with bare trees.<\/p>\n

We leap over abandoned gray branches<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

They shout an alarm, break the stillness of April\u2019s dawn<\/p>\n

the dogs sniff the breeze for current information<\/p>\n

we leap over abandoned gray branches<\/p>\n

criss-cross over the ancient valley path.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The dogs sniff the breeze for current information<\/p>\n

gather gossip from crows flying through the woods<\/p>\n

criss-cross over the ancient valley path.<\/p>\n

Our morning journey changes with the seasons.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Gather gossip from crows flying through the woods<\/p>\n

after the final snowfall has disappeared.<\/p>\n

Our morning journey changes with the seasons<\/p>\n

as we walk together in the luminous morning.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

After the final snowfall has disappeared<\/p>\n

on the glowing ridge, above the slate-green creek<\/p>\n

as we walk together in the luminous morning,<\/p>\n

my dogs know the pathway through the woods<\/p>\n

*<\/span><\/h1>\n

Listen to Lynda Lambert reading this poem!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

*<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

Lynda McKinney Lambert.<\/p>\n

Copyright 2013, 2019, 2020. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

\u201cPathway Through the Woods,\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

Published in Saar Signs: New and Selected Poems,<\/em> DLD Books, 2019. Page 115.<\/p>\n

Todays poem and voice recording is through the courtesy of Lynda McKinney Lambert, Pennsylvania Author and Visual Artist.<\/p>\n

Poetry and Photography by Lynda McKinney Lambert.<\/p>\n

Copyright, April 16, 2020. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

My bio & books<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

It <\/strong>is my pleasure to share <\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

a little piece <\/span><\/em>of my world – <\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

The Village of Wurtemburg, <\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

in western Pennsylvania.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

<\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Poem and Voice Recording of Pennsylvania poet and author, Lynda McKinney Lambert.
\nLynda reads her poem, “Pathway Through the Woods” on this new post today. this is a celebration of Day #16 for National Poetry Month.<\/p>\n

Excer[t of poem: <\/p>\n

My dogs know the pathway through the woods<\/p>\n

they voyage over several times a day<\/p>\n

on the glowing ridge, above the slate-green creek<\/p>\n Continue reading →<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6638,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_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":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trusting-god"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/DSC08546-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4gbwn-1J2","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":915,"url":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/from-lyndas-journal_write-an-acrostic-poem\/","url_meta":{"origin":6636,"position":0},"title":"Lynda’s Journal – Write an Acrostic Poem","author":"Lynda Lambert","date":"May 29, 0615","format":false,"excerpt":"April 1, is the opening day for National Poetry Month. 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