{"id":9947,"date":"2022-10-31T07:07:39","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T11:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/?p=9947"},"modified":"2024-09-06T18:04:36","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T22:04:36","slug":"poem-preparations-for-winter-from-the-professors-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/poem-preparations-for-winter-from-the-professors-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"~ From Lynda’s Journal ~ Preparations for Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"

#Poem<\/h2>\n

#Preparations for Winter\u00a0<\/em> <\/strong><\/h3>\n

#From Lynda\u2019s Journal<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

October 31, 2022<\/p>\n

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\u201cPreparations for Winter\u201d<\/p>\n

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Preparations for winter began<\/p>\n

when tender spring rains<\/p>\n

trickled down through layers<\/p>\n

of muddy earth and debris<\/p>\n

revealed underground secrets<\/p>\n

Red tulip bulbs and<\/p>\n

Iris rhizomes woke up<\/p>\n

beneath melting snow blankets.<\/p>\n

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Optimistic summertime erased memories<\/p>\n

stored beneath fertile soil<\/p>\n

as temperatures changed the days.<\/p>\n

Bees swarmed on stonecrop\u2019s abundant nectar<\/p>\n

gathered honey from clover flowers.<\/p>\n

Weed bandits invaded the peaceful gardens.<\/p>\n

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Days became shorter<\/p>\n

Nights lingered<\/p>\n

gardens began to play dress-up<\/p>\n

sported colorful outfits<\/p>\n

Colorful leaves plummeted<\/p>\n

branches crashed to the music<\/p>\n

of wind-chimes<\/p>\n

time to plant our new dreams deep.<\/p>\n

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Our garden vanished<\/p>\n

Wind blasts changed the landscape<\/p>\n

frost-glazed windows<\/p>\n

revealed<\/p>\n

treacherous ice and snow drift<\/p>\n

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Wintertime brings<\/p>\n

promise of culmination for<\/p>\n

roots, bulbs, seeds, rhizomes.<\/p>\n

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The Backstory~<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

This is a description of my own garden experiences in my little village in Western Pennsylvania.\u00a0 I love winter more than any other season. I hope my poem captures my love of this beautiful, solitary season.<\/p>\n

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Voice Recording by Lynda McKinney Lambert, for Newsreel Audio Magazine, November Issue, 2022.<\/p>\n

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