[stylist] Phases of the Moon

Thu Feb 23 00:55:30 UTC 2012

Hi Jacquelin,
Here is the poem I have been working on for a few days.  It is in three 
phases so I hope it comes through ok for you to read. NO rhyming.

Phase of the Moon

    (to Sappho)

Wounded - on a dark, late, reluctant night

double red Crescent  Moon, hiding  something

beyond the slight, subordinate branches  -

She slides  around time-painted neighborhood doors..

Two shy Irish librarians have stopped

One  holds enough words to write an epic poem.

The second one stands in silent fear .

of shadows  swaddled  around the  lunar  field.

A vegan acquaintance walks his black dog tonight-

when  a poet  writes illusions.on night skies

reaching up - applies her bright neon  lipstick.

She motions and  the years chase away sunspots

 **********************************

Lynda Lambert

February 20, 2012

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jacqueline Williams" <jackieleepoet at cox.net>
To: "'Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 4:36 PM
Subject: Re: [stylist] Phases of the Moon

> Linda,
> Yes, if you are willing to chance changes in line length, I would love to
> read your poem. Some are so dependent on this factor.
> If it is a rhymed poem I can often adjust the lines myself. Sometimes if
> there is a great discrepancy in the length reading line by line, I can 
> also
> guess at the line break. And sometimes, regardless, it flows from 
> beginning
> to end.
> Thank you for sharing.
> Jackie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Lynda Lambert
> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 7:18 AM
> To: Writer's Division Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Phases of the Moon
>
> I use msword7.
> I can send it enclosed in the message, but not sure it it changes the
> format...let me know and I will be glad to email it to you if you like.
> And, I love your thinking process, too!
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jacqueline Williams" <jackieleepoet at cox.net>
> To: "'Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 8:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Phases of the Moon
>
>
>> Linda,
>> I have to download a kind of pac to be able to open your attachment. It 
>> is
>> because I have an older version of Word. I don't know why this makes me
>> nervous, but I have an old laptop and things often get messed up.
>> I am sorry I cannot read your "Moon" poem at this time. Perhaps I can 
>> send
>> this e-mail to my new computer with all the upgrades when I start to 
>> learn
>> how to use the new operating system.
>> I love your thinking process.
>> Jackie
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Lynda Lambert
>> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 1:03 PM
>> To: Writer's Division Mailing List
>> Subject: [stylist] Phases of the Moon
>>
>> I want to share a poem I have been working on for a couple of days. I
>> attached it as a word document for more clarity.
>>
>> This poem?  It comsumes me - I get up late at night, turn my computer 
>> back
>> on, so I can work some more. Move things around, change some words, 
>> inject
>> meaning, take away what is "too much."
>>
>> Writing a poem is like a construction worker. We gather up information,
>> haul
>> it away in a turck, and take it from one construction site to the next.
>> We
>> build it; we tear it apart; we build again; and tear it down once more.
>> And,
>> on it goes. Each time we destroy or move things, it creates something 
>> that
>> is new. We "construct" meaning through "deconstructing" it. It is hard
>> work.
>> I am still working on this one.
>>
>> The Irish librarians were a big surprise to me this afternoon as I 
>> worked.
>> And, this poem taught me so many new things about the phases of the moon
>> and
>> the meaning of a new tube of lipstick.  lol
>>
>> I have absolutely NO idea when I begin, where we are going. I begin with 
>> a
>> few words, ideas, and we go from there. It is an exciting journey. When I
>> had started this one, I had no idea who would be "showing up" to
>> participate
>> in it. One by one, they come.
>>
>>
>> Lynda
>>
>> Lynda Lambert
>> 104 River Road
>> Ellwood City, PA 16117
>>
>> 724 758 4979
>>
>> My Blog:  http://www.walkingbyinnervision.blogspot.com
>> My Website:  http://lyndalambert.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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