Tag Archives: Blood

FROM HEART AND THROUGH HANDS

Posted on February 14, 2024 by elainedanforth

A heart. . . the beat of a heart. . . the beat of a heart that has beatthousandsthousands upon thousands of times. . . openingto let blood and love in. . . openingto let blood and love out. . … Continue reading →

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BLOOD AND BREATH

Posted on September 13, 2023 by elainedanforth

Bloodand breathand mudand bones and flesh all could be saidto carry fearand maybe evenpave the wayto death. . . By their very nature,they maywith thisor with that happenstance,quite easily collide,get out of handormake an awful mess. But, Blood and breathand … Continue reading →

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THE SPIRIT OF SPRING

Posted on April 5, 2017 by elainedanforth

The spirit of spring has asserted itself. The splendid canopy of summer is now our striving up-and-comer, rising up to reach as high as this good year will ever swell. Sun climbs, blooms of alls sorts on grasses, bushes, trees … Continue reading →

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NO TIME FOR TEARS

Posted on February 16, 2017 by elainedanforth

No time for tears. . . Comes in the news my latest late and latter elder from this world has disappeared. I say, “No time,” but were it really such a crime, if I would do a little crying? And … Continue reading →

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DO WHAT YOU WANT– AND WHAT YOU NEED

Posted on June 11, 2016 by elainedanforth

Do what you want– and also what you need, for, inevitably, in doing thus, you’ll simply know there’s plenty life within your blood, before you ever even bleed, and, once your bleeding blots and stops, you’ll also know you’re strong … Continue reading →

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FREED THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE

Posted on May 17, 2016 by elainedanforth

Free yourself– peel gently off the climbing, winding vines that bind. . . And breathe into the icky-sticky tracks where wickedly invading tendrils used to grip and cling, to suck the life it strangled tight, right through your resisting skin, … Continue reading →

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WITH LOVE

Posted on August 18, 2015 by elainedanforth

Holding in my mind and heart the one who was so beautiful whose blood flowed red my arteries and filled my veins quite blue and full with each heartbeat and puff of lung– she breathed her life right into me … Continue reading →

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THE HEADINESS OF SUMMER

Posted on July 1, 2015 by elainedanforth

My word!– A headiness comes to my head, for in my arteries has stirred the blood from heart of summer. It’s time the inhibitions now to shed, to free me to pick up again so many dreams deferred– pick up … Continue reading →

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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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RESPIRE, INQUIRE

Posted on April 10, 2015 by elainedanforth

Respire. . . Inquire. . . Feel deep inside– do not try to hide within, nor blind your vision: dare to peer into the layer of mire. . . whisper a prayer. . . allow your heart to beat and, … Continue reading →

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