Tag Archives: Colors

SEVEN COLORS

Posted on September 22, 2024 by elainedanforth

The hot red core of rocky earth, the blood,the dust,the mud,the flesh,the bone,the thrashing firebrightly shone. . The daylight dawningthrough translucent orange,black-framed windowed wingof monarch butterfly, The yellow petalsspoked fromdarker, tasty, seedy centerof late summer sunflower, The green of pointy, … Continue reading →

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I WANT EVERY COLOR OF THE RAINBOW

Posted on February 22, 2019 by elainedanforth

I want absolutely every color of the rainbow– right now, and gotten all at once, and also, each savored plain, all by itself: red, blue, green, purple, orange, yellow. Yet, what this asks of me to do despite snows, winds, … Continue reading →

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A LITTLE GIRL SAT PLAYING ON THE CARPET

Posted on February 9, 2017 by elainedanforth

A little girl sat playing on the carpet. Outside, there pattered rain. Inside, lamps shined to show the colors bright in her eyes, her smile, and on the long hair of her black-lashed fashion model dolls, and the violet umbrella, … Continue reading →

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WONDERFUL FALL

Posted on October 21, 2016 by elainedanforth

Think of wonders. . . graceful light, memories that elicit tears, warm feelings, and delight. . . sun slung in a much lower cant, than when nearer summer solstice our days ran. . . ambient power supporting purging all those … Continue reading →

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FLY THAT FLAG!

Posted on March 24, 2016 by elainedanforth

Fly that flag! Sew together colors that stay fast in any kind of wind or rain or weather! Yes, raise it high! So that people see it far and wide! Craft it of your deepest soul and the treasures that … Continue reading →

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ROUND RUBBER HAIKU ON A STRING (flown in from the Archives)

Posted on December 5, 2015 by elainedanforth

Dear Readers, As always, I am so grateful for your interest in my work. I thank you for all the views, likes and comments you continue to bring here. I happened across this poem, a string of haiku, handwritten in … Continue reading →

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PANORAMIC TWILIGHT SKY

Posted on November 15, 2015 by elainedanforth

Fresh air, fresh blood heart-pumped, panoramic twilight sky. . . sun gone down brilliant colors paint the scene artistically around– all of this answers clearly with a soft “because,” to every prior why.

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Ashes. . . ashes. . .Dust. . . dust

Posted on October 18, 2014 by elainedanforth

Ashes +++++ashes Dust +++++ dust. . . Solitary ++++++++ machinations World weary +++++++++++++++loneliness Clinging fingers ++++++++++++++lose their grip Confusion lingers +++++++++++++++anger fear. . . +++++++++++++++Now, that’s ENOUGH! How now, at last, to build that castle in the air? +++++++++++++++++between my … Continue reading →

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