Tag Archives: Direction

SCREEN TIME SCRUTINY

Posted on February 1, 2018 by elainedanforth

Screen. Scrutiny. Where have I, what have I for how long have I been, by some cyber captain commandeered– (It’s weird), captivated, fascinated, energized and enervated. . . Both night and day. . . And right ’bout now it seems … Continue reading →

Posted in Medium Length Poems, Poetry | Tagged Change, Day, Direction, Force, Mutiny, Night, Screen time, Scrutiny, Time | Leave a comment

WHEN YOU DON’T KNOW

Posted on January 6, 2018 by elainedanforth

Whether you for sure don’t know or maybe, in this dreary weather, you really just don’t think you do, how things are, or which way they’re meant to go, try turning from the “I don’t know,” toward the plain “I … Continue reading →

Posted in Medium Length Poems, Poetry, Seasons, Winter | Tagged Air, Answer, Between a rock and a hard p;lace, Cold, Direction, Flow, Growth, Knowledge, Movement, Perception, Rain, Reality, Soil, Strength, Stuck, Sun, Vision, Wonder | Leave a comment

STARTING OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT

Posted on August 30, 2016 by elainedanforth

Leaps and dancing may be fun and may be cute, but when you want to get somewhere, from this point A to that point B, it may be best that you think more, at first, to walk some way that … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetic Musing (Longer Poems), Poetry | Tagged Choosing, Destination, Direction, Feeling, Flow, Getting off on the right foot, Heart, Thought, Trek, Walking | Leave a comment

UNKIND REFLECTIONS

Posted on July 9, 2016 by elainedanforth

When comes time to change or steady your direction, And people name your blemish, wrinkle lines and imperfections, B – R – E – A – T – H – E. . . And opt out of that game, stay … Continue reading →

Posted in Medium Length Poems, Poetry | Tagged Breathe, Criticism, Direction, Imperfections, Laugh, Naysayers, Purpose, Reflection, Self-image, Unkind | Leave a comment

A SPRING SATURDAY

Posted on April 9, 2016 by elainedanforth

A spring Saturday. Here is my chance to S – P – R – I – N – G !!! Either this or that-a-way, and in between, I might just choose to dance or sing! :~)

Posted in Days of the Week, Poetry, Seasons, Spring | Tagged Choosing, Dance, Direction, Saturday, SIng, Springtime | Leave a comment

LIKE A FORK WITHOUT A KNIFE

Posted on March 26, 2016 by elainedanforth

When you were made as part of a set, and like a fork split from its knife, inside you may arise an identity threat– you tend to forget just who you are, and don’t know just what do you do, … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetic Musing (Longer Poems), Poetry | Tagged Daily activities, Direction, Fork, Knife, Light, Part of a set, Play, Purpose, Set, Stand-alone, Work | Leave a comment

THE SELF-PRESCRIPTION

Posted on June 26, 2015 by elainedanforth

From this world +++++with jumbled cords +++++and traveling wi-fi +++++set to lure you in +++++your body ++++++++++so to petrify +++++your brain ++++++++++to curl ++++++++++and fry, needs this girl +++++a little space and time ++++++++++for calm review ++++++++++and soft reflection +++++++++++++++to … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetic Musing (Longer Poems), Poetry | Tagged Deep, Direction, Health, Joy, Motivation, Pain, Peace, Reflection, Rewards, Technology, Thrill, Time, Unplug, Vision, Wi-fi | Leave a comment

PAIN NO GAIN

Posted on April 3, 2015 by elainedanforth

Pain is NO gain. . . nor does it name you to any Hall of Fame– at least to none on Earth that be at all humane, and which have for you and humankind your lasting basic worth in mind– … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetic Musing (Longer Poems), Poetry | Tagged Again, Astray, Bent, Best bet, Bet, Better, Direction, Earth, Equal, Feel, Feeling Good, Future, Gain, Gaps, Good, Hall of Fame, Help, Humaine, Identify, Know, Lasting, Mind, Name, Need, Pain, Reach Benefit, Road, Show, Straight, Teach, True, Tune in, Understand, Way, Whatever, World, Worth, You | Leave a comment

A BAFFLING CROSSROADS

Posted on June 4, 2014 by elainedanforth

Amazed at a baffling crossroads, long I stand. . . While this was well foreseen, picking my next direction hereon in was not– could never have been– planned. . . a flat path or down-rolling road might seem to let … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetic Musing (Longer Poems), Poetry, Seasons, Summer | Tagged Acceptance, Amazed, Appreciation, Baffling, Bear Up, Choosing, Circular, Climbing, Confidence, Crossroads, Crux, Day, Destiny, Direction, Discern, Feeling, Flat path, Foreseen, Grope, Heart, Heavy, Highest, Hill, Holding Dear, Home, Hour hand, Intrepid, Lands, Lighter, Load, Lower, Mind Body, Minute hand, One by one, One foot in front of the other, Panoramic view, Path, Peace, Phase, Planned, Reality, Reluctant, Satisfaction, Seasons, Seeing, Sights, Sky, Slough off, Smiling, Span, Standing, Summer, Thought, Threshold, Universe, Walking, Watch, WInding road | 2 Comments

GOING UNDER TILL THE MURKINESS IS OVER

Posted on December 5, 2013 by elainedanforth

Strength, Hope, Life. . . feeling there, I am not quite. . . with my eyes thus stretched big, open wide, so much enters in my periscope, Forward I roam in this dim deep submarine and strive to cut a … Continue reading →

Posted in Medium Length Poems, Poetry, Prayer | Tagged Confidence, Darkness, Direction, Hope, Life, Light, Mind Body, Opening, Outlook, Path, Poetry, Prayer, Purpose, Road, Seeing, Strength, Thought | Leave a comment