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Lynette Moyer's poems attempt to snag some of life’s slippery moments from the stream. They seek stillness, a crystalizing of life’s experiences, big and small: losing a spouse, connecting with bears and owls, navigating love, making sense of childhood, returning to a birthplace, or even hunting down birthday candles or lost earrings.
Spending time with these poems will likely connect you to your own slippery moments and significant memories, leading you back to the world of feelings you felt then.
What makes the world so piercing,
the winter snow, the sun lending sky
that blend of pink at dawn, the branches
so black and wild and tangled, that sole
remaining bright, shiny planet. I drink this.
I could not stop reading, thinking and seeing you as your poems so carefully watch your heart and the natural world. Rarely have I read what anyone wrote, what you wrote, that was so clearly connected to what some call, “the natural world” as if it were somehow separate from our internal world. What a joy. Your poems reflect your constant quiet observant spirit, mulling over the joys and aches of life, resolutely appreciating every day. These observations resonate with things I wish I could express as well as you have done in these poems. -- Mark Stromberg, UC Berkeley, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (emeritus)
Lynette’s poetry is simple and meaningful, offering profound, yet tender insights into life, love, family, and loss. Definitely worth reading to help anchor oneself in what’s truly important as we pursue our daily activities.--Richard Hirsh, Professor, Virginia Tech
I felt your words deeply. I smiled and experienced many emotions. . . . . Thank you for sharing. I’m still pondering your moment with Adam and Eve. -- Margene Hirsh