Potpourri of Poetry and Song
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These excerpts are taken from selected poems found in Potpourri of Poetry and Song. I savor the scent of jasmine, Darjeeling or oolong, And begin to feel ...mystical. O, teapot to think I plucked you from a sidewalk sale, And have been dreaming ever since! To a Teapot ... but one such rose within her prime, both full and tender at a time, A crowning gem among the rest Who vie to be the loveliest. The Rose, With nail-scarred hands the bread He breaks, And wine in goblets poured, I am seated by my Lord To drink His every Word. The Inner Room God turns on his lamp to comfort a child. Banished are thoughts of thing fearsome and wild. Basking in arms of a warm, mellow glow, He's lulled off to sleep, Sweet dreams soon he'll know, Puppy and fuzz bear dancing in snow. The Marvelous Moon Enter September, Robed in sapphire and amber. When celestial maid* comes out to play, Then rose exceeds her show of May. * the constellation of Virgo September Rose When found alone it's what we are That shows the very soul. Stark and bare, no pretence there, The key to make us whole. November's Song Kids in bed We instead Christmas Eve Up our sleeve. ....................... And my dear It's so fine Christmas here With you tonight. Grown-Up Christmas Something's strange Winds of change Butterfly Heaves a sigh. August Love in Tennessee He's always there, despite our care, Or concern for our true worth, Long before our moment of birth, and after our bodies enrich the earth. He Is
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Readers of this book will discover amazing variety, not only in themes, but also in poetic style. Lydia herself invented a three-syllable line of carefree verse that she employed in her "August Love in Tennessee". Her poems are a veritable visual feast much like a painting, owing to her adroit use of descriptive terms. The author has mastered the art of poetic storytelling, as well. We witness the character of five individuals unfold in a three-page poem. See "A Mother's Quilt". Lydia's poems are decidedly upbeat and reflect the joyful hope that characterizes her life as a Christian.
About the Author
Lydia Esmer is a Spanish specialist and a classically trained soprano, fluent in English and Italian as well. She has taught Spanish at all academic levels and was employed as a church soloist before her marriage. Her interests include cooking and baking, paintings and sculpture by the masters, listening to and performing classical and semi-classical music, coaching young voices, reading, good movies, and walking in the early evening with her husband, Gerald. Lydia's poetry reflects her love of beauty, not only through the descriptive images that appear on every page, but also through her use of color and rhythm. Several of the poems which appear in this publication are copyrighted songs for which Lydia also composed the melody. She is an author who has followed her own star, listening to her inner voice and waiting for God to speak. She has always been drawn to the truths of the Bible and the miraculous in the Christian experience. The author is privileged to sell her work as individual laminated poems at various locations in Middle Tennessee. Through the initiative of a manager of a prominent Florida hotel, Lydia's poems are being sent to our service people in Iraq and Afghanistan.