{"id":9765,"date":"2022-10-03T07:07:57","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T11:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/?p=9765"},"modified":"2024-09-07T19:13:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-07T23:13:35","slug":"poem-der-hirsch-the-deer-from-the-professors-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/poem-der-hirsch-the-deer-from-the-professors-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"From Lynda’s Journal – Adornment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From Lynda’s Journal<\/h3>\n

Adornment<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

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by\u00a0 #Lynda McKinney Lambert<\/h5>\n
October 3, 2022<\/h6>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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From Lynda’s Journal – <\/span>Adornment<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

Adornment \u2013 September Daydreams (2013)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/em>“Adornment: decorations worn to attract attention.”<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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On languid September days<\/span><\/p>\n

I would like to wear<\/span><\/p>\n

colorful gaudy jewelry<\/span><\/p>\n

every single one<\/span><\/p>\n

at the same time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Adornments are worn to enhance autumn days.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I’d put the gems on in layers,<\/span><\/p>\n

an ancient warrior preparing for battle.<\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Topaz rings, one on each finger.<\/span><\/p>\n

My arms encircled with ornaments.<\/span><\/p>\n

Protected by brilliant stones-<\/span><\/p>\n

faceted cherry quartz, deep green turquoise chunks,<\/span><\/p>\n

nuggets of Baltic amber in different colors,<\/span><\/p>\n

jet black polished stones, and waxy yellow opals.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I’ll wear a periwinkle blue dancing skirt<\/span><\/p>\n

a flowing chiffon jacket.<\/span><\/p>\n

I am a flamboyant coat-of-armor<\/span><\/p>\n

that covers voluptuous, full breasts<\/span><\/p>\n

like a bishop’s gold-encrusted shawl.<\/span><\/p>\n

My holy, rare, mother-of-pearl talisman<\/span><\/p>\n

Adorns my royal, goddess chest.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I slip my perfumed feet into soft sky blue sandals,<\/span><\/p>\n

promenade around the spacious room,<\/span><\/p>\n

in ever-widening circles,<\/span><\/p>\n

among the evening shadows,<\/span><\/p>\n

under luminescent spheres<\/span><\/p>\n

turning high above us.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/span>\u00a9Lynda McKinney Lambert, 2022. All rights reserved.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/span>The Backstory<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

The theme of dance, music, and dreaming runs through many of my poems. I am captivated by dance performances and the body’s movement through space and time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Often the theme for a poem begins with a quote or something I heard that lingers inside me for years. This is the case with this poem, “Adornment.”<\/span><\/p>\n

I visited an art exhibition many years ago with a dear friend. Rosella Childs was a metalsmith and painter. She created stunning jewelry. One day Rosella remarked, <\/span><\/p>\n

“I’d like to wear all of my jewelry at the same time. I just want to put it all on, layer the bracelets up and down my arms, and wear all my necklaces at the same time.”<\/span><\/p>\n

I could understand this deep passion for adornment, for I feel the same way. I think of my friend, Rosella, often when I am selecting the jewelry I will be wearing as I get dressed for special occasions. There is always an overwhelming sense of urgency to put it all on. All of it. In this poem, I am daydreaming about what it might feel like.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Previously Published:<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

_Magnets and Ladders Literary Magazine<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Fall\/Winter Issue, 2014<\/span><\/p>\n

_Lambert, Lynda McKinney<\/span>. Walking by Inner Vision: Stories & Poems, DLD Books. \u00a92017<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

_Walking by Inner vision<\/span><\/em>\u00a0(Blog), d<\/span>ay 7 \u2013 Twelve Days of Christmas,<\/span><\/em>\u00a0December 31, 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

_Poem \u2013 From the Professor’s Journal, Walking by Inner Vision, October 3, 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a9Lynda McKinney Lambert, 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n

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May-August \u2013 Read it\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>NOW!<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

Lynda’s August Newsletter, Issue #4, is now Published!<\/span><\/p>\n

Published August 31, 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n

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My final newsletter for 2022 will be at the end of November.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks for visiting me throughout the year.<\/span><\/p>\n

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