Photography has been my passion and poetry/verse has been an evolution of expression this past year.
Both are birthed from where all inspiration and appreciation comes from ~ my essence connecting in deep appreciation to the wonder full world around us ~ the beauty of Nature which I feel is truly an expression of the Divine.
In the best sense ~ there is no true divide ~ just seemingly endless possibilities in forms of expression & representation.
Welcome to my pages, I hope you will leave your impression behind and I look forward to visiting yours. As I have learned early on, it is not just the kind and supportive comments that nurture and inspire me, it is your heart and art that is part of the full circle that encourages my growth.
Thank you in advance for the friendship & kinship of those I’ve come to know, which I treasure beyond measure or expression, and the new ones yet to be…
From my heart ~ in appreciation and gratitude…
~ Linda xxx
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Silver-backed breezes turn the olive tree / whispering back to the wind…
I no longer walk / this Garden / in slumber / so much beauty / to behold / it fills me like a vessel / meant to overflow / and fill anew…
and I wait too / in this blend of gauze / and glowing light…
I fall into wonder…
....can I keep this moment / by pressing petals in a book / like catching / sunshine and salt air / in a jar?...
indeed / the silent bell has wrung / in root and limb / the turning / has come…