In the Storms of April – Plunge!
Post #238
April 4, 2019
April is National Poetry Month
Day 4:
“In the Storms of April – Plunge!
~A Letter to December.”
“In the Storms of April – Plunge! A Letter to December”
by Lynda McKinney Lambert
We wait together beneath the surface
Of frozen waters in February
Dormant, settled, calm
We have already survived January
Of frozen waters in February
Winter’s sharp sun sears the surface
We have already survived January
Beneath heavy, urgent stillness
Winter’s sharp sun sears the surface
We begin to remember our faces
Beneath heavy, urgent stillness
Our names were carved in the ice
We begin to remember our faces
In the perfect snow fields of March
Our names were carved in the ice
Surrendering our identity to the sky
In the perfect snow fields of March
We lie prone, between vellum sheets
Surrendering our identity to the sky
Waiting to hold our ancient purpose
We lie prone, between vellum sheets
Submerged dragon-flies
Waiting to hold our ancient purpose
Beneath waters of shuffling script
Submerged dragon-flies
Forget the present happiness
Beneath waters of shuffling script
Anguish takes the future tense
Forget the present happiness
Heavy rains in the depths of night
Anguish takes the future tense
We are waiting to plunge deeper
Heavy rains in the depths of night
Our bodies purged in forgetfulness
We are waiting to plunge deeper
When birds awaken us at dawn
Our bodies purged in forgetfulness
Uneven breathing subsides
When birds awaken us at dawn
March is a dangerous month
Uneven breathing subsides
No distraction from the moment
March is a dangerous month
Note it in our journal
No distraction from the moment
Waiting beneath the surface
Note it in our journal
Slowly
Waiting beneath the surface
Shooting stars breed disquiet
Slowly
Isolated inactivity becomes justified
Shooting stars breed disquiet
Bursts of frenetic activity is noted
Isolated inactivity becomes justified
Pleasure is worth writing down
Our skins will shed in April
Previous Publications:
“In the Storms of April, Plunge: A Letter to December (2001). Copyright, 2001, 2019. Lynda McKinney Lambert. All Rights Reserved.
Concerti: Psalms for the Pilgrimage, Kota Press, 2002.
ISBN 1-929359-18-7
Library of Congress Control Number: 2002112554
Magnets & Ladders Literary Magazine, 2014
Indiana Voice Journal, June 2017, Issue #35
***Star Signs: New & Selected Poems, will be published in late 2019.
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“In the Storms of April – Plunge! A Letter to December.” Copyright, 2001; 2013; 2019. Lynda McKinney Lambert. All rights reserved.
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