[stylist] Morning Hour
Lynda Lambert
llambert at zoominternet.net
Tue Jan 1 19:25:32 UTC 2013
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
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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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