Tag Archives: Art

RED AND GREEN AND BROWN AND GOLD

Posted on September 5, 2018 by elainedanforth

There is the red and green and brown and gold, fall shrinking leaves, which people beautifully that pair of Western Redbush trees that, catching slanting autumn light, shone from behind, do kiss my eyes. . . These trees I see … Continue reading →

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PAINT, PAINT, PENCILS, PENS, AND DOTTED LINE!

Posted on May 2, 2018 by elainedanforth

Paint, paint. . . Finger pressure smooshing colors on the paper, very bold. . . the memory’s faint. Tell a tale, with curled up paper tweaked, and ripped into a spiral roll to make limp leaves bean-stalk-like, quite fit to … Continue reading →

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DO NOT DESPAIR

Posted on October 24, 2017 by elainedanforth

Do not despair. For a dark and dire outlook, when twisted, tweaked, or briskly shook, can with a clever hand be shaped, if outlook has a muddy face. . . Or if a rigid, rocky, sharp-edged view, hope from despair … Continue reading →

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YES, I AM A POETESS

Posted on March 20, 2017 by elainedanforth

Well, since you asked, I must admit that, yes, I am a poetess. When life goes fast I harness it, with some finesse and unplanned process. I don’t quite know just how it comes– sometimes my writing fingers are all … Continue reading →

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SPRING IS IN THE AIR

Posted on February 16, 2017 by elainedanforth

Spring is the air. . . In my heart. . . In my step, next, When I allow the little buds within me just to be there. Give them sun, give them love, and proper feed, attend and give exactly … Continue reading →

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IN YOUR WAY

Posted on November 8, 2016 by elainedanforth

What’s in your way– what you feel, what you know, what you think– whether it is fake or real, feel its value, feel its life, feel its glow, love it well, bless it for all the gifts it gives. . … Continue reading →

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LOVE IS THE THING THAT E’ER WILL DO IT

Posted on July 3, 2016 by elainedanforth

Love. It is the only thing that e’er will do it, If instead, you co-opt fear, then that will tend to veer you clear around it. So, when the task that either you or others ask of you requires you … Continue reading →

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I AM a work in progress

Posted on October 30, 2015 by elainedanforth

I am a work in progress— Well, that’s extremely kind. . . as I contract, expand. . . And, in doing so, I follow no well carved out or pretty plan. . . And, in the end, more fit am … Continue reading →

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WHERE THERE IS AN ART TO IT

Posted on August 17, 2015 by elainedanforth

Where there is an art to it, I may not need apply a horse and cart to it, But I’ve found it is most apt to put a little thought and heart to it.

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THE FEELING ART

Posted on June 26, 2015 by elainedanforth

It takes a little art to hold and keep your feelings warm. . . for they can shake a rattled heart when cold runs deep. . . so, take it slow. . . and see new walls and ceilings form, … Continue reading →

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