[stylist] Morning Hour

[Lynda Lambert]

Why choose the past tense:
Past tense is more reflective and shows a longer view of the story. It has a 
different feel and mood than if I had used present tense - but notice the 
change later in the poem. The story shifts at that place.Why?

Lynda Lambert
104 River Road
Ellwood City, PA 16117

724 758 4979

My Blog:  http://www.walkingbyinnervision.blogspot.com
My Website:  http://lyndalambert.com






----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lynda Lambert" <llambert at zoominternet.net>
To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: [stylist] Morning Hour


Happy New Year.
I spent the first hours of the day writing this poem. I took a poem from 
about 12 years ago and completely reworked it. I have attached it.

I will put it here in the text, but I am sure it won't read properly this 
way.
Lynda

Morning Hour



            In the early morning hour

a nippy breeze

            wrapped  around my bare feet

            like  soft gray cashmere clouds.





            My own reflection

            slowly materialized-

I was exposed, naked,

on a clear icy glass

            surface.





            Outside the frozen windowpane,

            an icicle boundary

            surrounded my view

            of the aging Douglas Fir.





I turned for a closer look

            through the silent porthole





            Quick movements

            in the shadow

            revealed

            one tiny  ruffled bird,

            a solo performer

            hunkered down, deep,

            on snow-clogged branches.





            Inside this room,

            a blizzard-

            a scattering of words still lingered-

            Waited  to be gathered,

            In a winter bouquet-

written on a page,

            in spite of the bitter cold.



            We have been here

for a thousand years

In the early morning hour.





Lynda Lambert, BFA, MA, MFA
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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