autumn – Linnea's Lines

Have I Peaked?

Have I peaked? Have my green leaves turned golden red, moving toward brown when my strong stems go limp and lose their grip, break loose and fall to earth? Old age brings joy in matured skills, new opportunities. Yet my end time draws nearer every day. I will just smile and greet every hour withContinue reading “Have I Peaked?”

Where Joy Sprouts

“Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices!” Deep inside me is a place where joy sprouts in darkness, warm with body blood pumping, thumping, the beat of the soul. It’s that place, invisible, who and what I am. Cells, tissue, tendon, muscle and rustle of movement bond wholly with me in singing andContinue reading “Where Joy Sprouts”