Tag Archives: Feeling

SALT WATER FRESH

Posted on May 29, 2014 by elainedanforth

salt water fresh staining finest hairs on facial flesh. . . a loss quite long in coming as plain as day but finalized deep in the night. . . the hope for the next world obscured by welling blear. . … Continue reading →

Posted in Medium Length Poems, Poetry, Prayer | Tagged Acceptance, Anger, Appreciation, Breath, Entity, Face, Fear, Feeling, Flesh, Fresh, Loss, Poetry, Regret, Salt Water, Test, Transit | Leave a comment

A LIVING HEART JUST LIKE A BIRD IN FLIGHT

Posted on May 25, 2014 by elainedanforth

a living heart just like a bird in flight. . . a wonder to feel, a beauty to observe the trajectory and curve of every flutter move. . . but delicate its form and short its time. . . for … Continue reading →

Posted in Medium Length Poems, Poetry | Tagged Beauty, Birds, Curve, Day, Deep, Feeling, Heart, Life, Light, Love, Night, Passing, Poetry, Purpose, Receiving, Sadness, Seeing, Sky, Thought, Time, Trajectory, Wonder | Leave a comment

ELUSIVE IS THE ROAD

Posted on May 16, 2014 by elainedanforth

Elusive is the road. . . at times it winds sharp turns– pointed, sheltered, lean. . . at others, open, broad, exposed alike to whipping wind and gentle rain to bitter snow and warmest sun. . . the suppleness to … Continue reading →

Posted in Medium Length Poems, Poetry, Summer, Winter | Tagged Alone, Broad, Clear, Elusive, Fear, Feeling, Fellowship, Lean, Life, Open, Poetry, Rain, RIde, Road, Satisfaction, Seasons, Seeing, Sheltered, Shine, Sun, Suppleness, Thought, Time, Tread, Warmth, Wind, WInding road, Winter | Leave a comment

LIFE IS NOT TOO SHORT

Posted on May 14, 2014 by elainedanforth

Life is not too short but it may be much shorter than we’d like. . . it’s up to us, whether on our own or with some powerful cohort, to make it work– to bring ourselves (and hope to drag … Continue reading →

Posted in Medium Length Poems, Poetry | Tagged Confidence, Determination, Feeling, Life, Life is short, Light, Mind Body, Opening, Peace, Poetry, Purpose | Leave a comment

MY MOTHER IS LIKE NO OTHER

Posted on May 12, 2014 by elainedanforth

My mother was and is like no other. . . And so, I’m sure, is yours. . . But my best guess says most Moms wouldn’t mind to get a smiling bunch of flowers and a sunny spot to sit … Continue reading →

Posted in Medium Length Poems, Poetry | Tagged Appreciation, Chat, Children, Confidence, Feeling, Flowers, Love, Mom, Mother, Pleasure, Simple Pleasure, Sun, Thought, Time, Visit | Leave a comment

DO OR DIE

Posted on May 5, 2014 by elainedanforth

Do or die. . . Coo or cry. . . Your swing may fall short of a full follow through, but it feels much, much better when you give whatever’s your best effort at this moment than to cower at … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Air, Appreciation, Best, Better, Boo, Brightest, Confidence, Coo, Cower, Crucial, Cry, Darkness, Deep, Despair, Determination, Do or Die, Dream, Effort, Feeling, Fly, Follow-through, Ghostly, Highest, Inside, Launch, Layer, Life, Mind Body, Moment, Opening, Poetry, Reality, Sky, Soar, Swing | Leave a comment

FAIRLY AWARE

Posted on April 30, 2014 by elainedanforth

Fairness just can’t compare with self-awareness. . . You see where folks don’t treat you and others as they should– that makes you mad or sad– and perhaps afraid, a tad– well, that’s all good. . . but sometimes it … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged Awareness, Confidence, Consideration, Desire, Determination, Don't dish it out unless you can take it, Fairness, Fear, Feeling, Growth, Intersect, Justice, Poetry, Powers that be, Purpose, Self-reflection, Speaking in vain, Temerity, Thought, Toils, Twiddling thumbs | Leave a comment

TRUE TO YOU

Posted on April 27, 2014 by elainedanforth

When true to yourself you simply live, there may be some testimony that you give, much more that you know, or could believe– for there’s no telling what, unbeknown to you, to different folks your very life may be revealing, … Continue reading →

Posted in Medium Length Poems, Poetry | Tagged Acceptance, Belief, Feeling, Integrity, Life, Poetry, Testimony, Thought, True to yourself | Leave a comment

HECKA COLD GETS OLD

Posted on April 26, 2014 by elainedanforth

It’s hecka cold today. . . relative to recent days, that is. Winter grips, even as its power slips From its former sway, Ere summer comes upon the scene To play upon us with her heat And fierce sun beat … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Quick reads, Seasons, Spring, Summer, Summer, Winter | Tagged Day, Feeling, Life, Seasons, Spring, Winter | Leave a comment

A SUITABLE EVENING

Posted on April 23, 2014 by elainedanforth

A very suitable evening to a very suitable day. A very suitable day as part of a very suitable month In a string of months in a string of years In which a ring of deep alliance Remains the rock … Continue reading →

Posted in Medium Length Poems, Poetry | Tagged Alliance, Appreciation, Become, Change, Day, Ears, Evening, Fear, Feeling, Foundation, Life, LIstening, Loud Mouth, Love, Mind Body, Pride, Ring, SInging, Sojourn, South, Taking a turn, Tears | Leave a comment