{"id":9664,"date":"2021-09-16T12:17:47","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T16:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/?p=9664"},"modified":"2021-09-16T12:17:47","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T16:17:47","slug":"haiku-to-a-california-mountain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/haiku-to-a-california-mountain\/","title":{"rendered":"Haiku – To a California Mountain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Haiku\u00a0 ~\u00a0 to a California Mountain<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (From A to Z)<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

awesome, stupendous,<\/p>\n

quiet, dynamic glory<\/p>\n

in timeless passage.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

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inspiring \u201cHalf Dome\u201d<\/p>\n

Yosemite\u2019s kingly view –<\/p>\n

verticality.<\/p>\n

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magnificent jagged,<\/p>\n

bathed in Luminous vastness-<\/p>\n

behold prescience.<\/p>\n

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breathtaking \u00e9lan<\/p>\n

aspiring to elegance,<\/p>\n

sharp Xerophyte peaks.<\/p>\n

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majestic, noble caps,<\/p>\n

ubiquitous and restive-<\/p>\n

this wondrous zenith.<\/p>\n

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omnipotent crags<\/p>\n

fragmentary precipice,<\/p>\n

hauntingly quasi.<\/p>\n

**<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This poem is brought to\u00a0 you by the courtesy of\u00a0 \u00a0Lynda McKinney Lambert.\u00a0 Copyright 1992, 2015. 2021.\u00a0 All Rights Reserved.<\/em><\/p>\n

“I\u00a0 wrote this poem as I\u00a0 was driving in California with friends. We went to visit Yosemite National Park where we stayed in a cottage on a short holiday.”<\/p>\n

\u00a0My Books<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Listen to Lynda Reading her Poems – Click Here!<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Previously Published:<\/em><\/p>\n

Haiku to a California Mountain<\/em> (1991)<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0_<\/strong>Best Poets of 2014, Anthology<\/strong>,<\/em> Eber& Wein Publishing<\/p>\n

_<\/strong>Slate and Style, NFB Literary Magazine<\/em>, <\/strong>Spring\/Summer 2015<\/p>\n

_Magnets & Ladders, Spring\/Summer 2017.<\/p>\n

_Walking by Inner Vision Blog<\/em>, September 16, 2021.<\/p>\n

**<\/strong><\/h2>\n

BREAKING NEWS:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Talk to Tell-It-To-The-World Chats with author and artist\u00a0 \u2013 Lynda McKinney Lambert<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In episode #7 author and artist Lynda McKinney Lambert takes us on a journey which includes painting, poetry and more.\u00a0 Lynda reads poems from Four of her five\u00a0 published\u00a0 books.<\/p>\n

Lynda gives the backstories behind the several poems and reads them for this podcast.<\/p>\n

Laugh with Lynda and Patty \u2013 and enjoy your visit.<\/p>\n

Listen to Lynda and Patty<\/a><\/em><\/h3>\n

Contact:<\/p>\n

Lynda McKinney Lambert<\/em><\/p>\n

Ellwood City, PA\u00a0 16117<\/em><\/p>\n

riverwoman@zoominternet.net<\/em><\/p>\n

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Author, Lynda McKinney Lambert, shares a poem she wrote while sitting in the back seat of a car.
\nLynda was writing poems as she watched out the window on a trip to Yosemite National Park in a fall day.
\nLynda is an award-winning poet, author and fine artist.
\nTravel, landscape, and nature are themes she writes about often.<\/p>\n Continue reading →<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9669,"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_feature_clip_id":0,"_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-9664","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\/2021\/09\/Photo-from-Ian-Beckley-Pexels.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4gbwn-2vS","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9561,"url":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/garden-songs\/","url_meta":{"origin":9664,"position":0},"title":"#Garden Songs ~ #Haiku: To a California Mountain","author":"Lynda Lambert","date":"August 31, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Garden Songs\u00a0 Haiku - To a California Mountain Wednesday, August 31, 2022 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Haiku to a California Mountain \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (From A to Z) \u00a0 awesome, stupendous quiet, dynamic glory in timeless passage. \u00a0 inspiring Half Dome Yosemite\u2019s kingly view verticality. \u00a0 magnificent jagged bathed in luminous vastness\u2026","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\/2022\/08\/California_pexels-mick-haupt-5232949-scaled.jpg?fit=800%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/California_pexels-mick-haupt-5232949-scaled.jpg?fit=800%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/California_pexels-mick-haupt-5232949-scaled.jpg?fit=800%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/California_pexels-mick-haupt-5232949-scaled.jpg?fit=800%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3147,"url":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/haiku-sunday\/","url_meta":{"origin":9664,"position":1},"title":"Haiku Sunday","author":"Lynda Lambert","date":"May 13, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Haiku Sunday: A Brief Lesson in Haiku","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\/2018\/05\/Day8_May13_FloodWaters.jpg?fit=448%2C336&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":12474,"url":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/from-lyndas-journal-haiku\/","url_meta":{"origin":9664,"position":2},"title":"ynda’s Journal – Haiku","author":"Lynda Lambert","date":"September 2, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Lynda's Journal - Haiku by Lynda McKinney Lambert Date - 2022 \u00a0 The following haiku and poem of mine were published last year in the November 14th issue of The Weekly Avocet. 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