[stylist] Poem "Crystal Healer" for the entire list
Lynda Lambert
llambert at zoominternet.net
Tue Aug 11 01:28:16 UTC 2015
Me, too, I started some new work tonight and have the momentum going - so
tomorrow is writing day for me for sure. I am really enjoying the group
here so much and am happy for all the different interests we each have.
I have a presentation to do next weekend so I am working on that material
the rest of the week. I am ready for it and just need to go over it so I
share my thoughts in a clear manner. I think it is good for us to speak with
other writers when we have the opportunities because it forces us to review
and re-examine our thoughts and our work and to clarify them for our own
self-knowledge in the process of pulling the presentation together for
others. I am DONE for today! Lynda
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From: Jackie Williams via stylist
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 7:26 PM
To: 'Writers' Division Mailing List'
Cc: Jackie Williams
Subject: Re: [stylist] Poem "Crystal Healer" for the entire list
Lynda,
It is heart-warming to hear about your former students and their
communication with you even now.
I can see where this would be an inspiration to you.
I have also felt the energy of this group lately with all of the new
writing, and better critiquing. We are finding out so much about everyone's
strengths.
I miss Bill's contributions. Anyone know?
Happy writing tomorrow. And I also have to stop this and get writing.
Jackie Lee
Time is the school in which we learn.
Time is the fire in which we burn.
Delmore Schwartz
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Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 3:46 PM
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Subject: Re: [stylist] Poem "Crystal Healer" for the entire list
Hi Jackie,
I wrote this poem to be blown up into a large text on the gallery walls last
year when I did two solo shows but I never did use it for that purpose. I
have not published it anywhere nor even tried sending it out. It will most
likely make it into my new book, "Eclipse...Hands Folded in Prayer" which is
in process at this time.
Today, I am being flooded with imagery and ideas for new poems - I'll be
writing a lot tonight. I think this list and the conversations is so great
for stimulating our minds by the sharing we do together. Iron sharpens
iron, as "they" say. My day begins at 3:30 am, when I rise to begin
working.
Just a few minutes ago I was walking my dogs for their late afternoon
walkabout, and I was feeling a floodgate- or maybe Jackie's Spillway, coming
over me with poem ideas just from some conversations with some of my former
students today. Several of my former students from the college wrote me
messages today on FaceBook - what a joy it is to hear from them and read
what they say about their experiences and how their lives are impacted from
our classes together. One male student I had (married one of my female
students) planned his entire semester by taking my various classes all day
long. We would walk together from early morning classes, to night time
classes - he literally was in four different classes with me on Tuesdays and
Thursdays - and two of the classes were 3 hours long each - and another one
was nearly 2 hours long. I miss those wonderful times with the students and
my colleagues. I just love seeing the former students with their families
now, and watching their lives develop. Notes from them is always the
highlight of my day. Thanks for letting me know you liked this poem and for
sharing your own experiences with ROCKS - and your mother's museum of
stones. I think your mother is a rare gem. I love hearing about her!
Lynda
-----Original Message-----
From: Jackie Williams via stylist
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 5:58 PM
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Cc: Jackie Williams
Subject: Re: [stylist] Poem "Crystal Healer" for the entire list
Lynda,
I finally got back to this cluster. It was just what I was looking for. A
definition of the meaning of all precious and semi-precious stones. How I
wish my brother was still alive to read this.
He cut and polished rocks, had a tumbler, and made all kinds of jewelry and
rings. My father left the rock collection to him, and it was an amazing
variety of crystals, fossils, obsidian, and anything you can name. Except
for you!
My mother b built the museum for it, and when she died, my brother slowly
sunk into Pick's disease, and it was sold for a pittance to a neighbor who
sold off most parts of the collection.
I have a Texas Longhorn skull on my mantle, and it is embedded with many of
the rocks you mention. It has a lot of Peridot inset probably because it
came from the San Carlos Reservation.
I will keep this for the wonderful descriptions, and meanings of our natural
heritage from the earth.
I thank you so much for responding to this prompt. Incidentally, I had not
heard of the form, abecedarian , that you mention.
It is impossible to read a selection of yours without learning a great deal.
Jackie Lee
Time is the school in which we learn.
Time is the fire in which we burn.
Delmore Schwartz
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From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lynda Lambert
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Sent: Monday, August 03, 2015 8:05 AM
To: Jackie Williams via stylist
Cc: Lynda Lambert
Subject: Re: [stylist] Poem "Crystal Healer" for the entire list
Sorry, but I have the hardest time sending anything that is not an
attachment to someone else’s piece! It normally never goes through, so I
hope you all get this post today. Jackie asked for some of us to share
information on crystals and stones, so I thought of this poem.
I wrote this poem in 2013 – was part of a solo exhibition of my work -
I wrote it to give viewers the information on gemstones and crystals that
they saw in my work -
Do you have a favorite stone? What is it and why do you like it so much?
My top favorite is a smooth river washed stone I gathered from the creek on
day when out in my canoe.
My favs are Labradorite and Yellow Calcite. Labradorite looks like peering
through river waters, to the bottom of the creek, on a sunny day.
Yellow Calcite feels so soft and beautiful to the touch – you cannot stop
feeling it! And, oh, the color – I cannot even describe it.
Lynda
**
Crystal Healer
by Lynda McKinney Lambert
Amber reds dripped from ancient trees
Solidified, and fossilized.
Boji Stones brought healing to painful memories,
grounded high spiritual vibrations.
Crystal quartz cleared the room of negative energies,
brought healing to those who lost hope.
Dragon’s Blood was also christened as costly Cinnabar
she helped change your image.
Emerald stood surrounded by palest green rays of light,
protected from evil enchantments, foretold the future.
Fluorite made me smile when I touched her soft curves,
celestial rainbow of clear, blue, green brown, and yellow.
Garnet gemstones surrounded us with beauty from the earth,
mined and carved, and tumbled smooth.
Hematite, a heavy magnetic stone, harmonized and balanced the
spirit, supported timid women and boosted self esteem.
Iolite, so very small and translucent; a delicate stone,
changed her colors with the angle of light.
Jadeite, translucent, soft, and green; hidden away,
smooth and silky in my pocket.
Kunzite’s delicate shades in lilac, pink, or yellow
translucent, transparent, mood lifting effects.
Labrodarite, my favorite gem, reminded me of the deep
water’s reflections on a summer day.
Malachite held layers of copper between her spiteful greens,
powerful stone of the new millenium.
Nebula stones are small with unique metaphysical properties,
gazed into it and you’ll be moved to new places in the universe.
Obsidian sang of a black winter night with snowflakes falling on
the shiny opaque glass-like surface
Precious opal stones, cleansed in the light at full moon
a fiery glow, in the morning light.
Quartz clusters gathered deep secrets,
in their helical spiral crystalline forms.
Rainbows flourished inside the dense earth
a harvest of vibrant mysteries.
Serpentine, a talisman of water worn black-green stones,
were said to assure the wearer of longevity.
Tiger’s Eye beads in yellow-brown, pink, blue, red,
were used as protection against ill will.
Unikite is a circus of tumbled stones
placed gently in bowl, brought calm to your home.
Varsite sang the songs of encouragement,
hope and courage to those who gave up.
Wulfenite brings knowledge from ancient temples of Egypt or Greece,
brought spiritual vibrations down to earth.
X represents the signature of the Creator’s hand
as God fashioned and planted each precious gem.
Yellow Calcite, the silent stone, brought healing,
from darkness inside the fertile earth,
Zeolite can be colorless, white, blue and peach,
a group of all kinds of crystals, living together
in a matrix of a harmonic rainbow.
This poem is the abecedarian form.
**
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