Tag Archives: Feeling

THE SUN STILL COMES UP

Posted on December 13, 2013 by elainedanforth

the same old sun, over this chilly stillness still comes up– Even now, when day’s short length and sun ray strength, in mode of shrink, do not seem quite enough.

Posted in Autumn, Poetry, Quick reads, Seasons, Winter | Tagged Appreciation, Autumn, Confidence, Darkness, Day, Feeling, Poetry, Quick Reads, Seasons, Winter, Winter Solstice | Leave a comment

CHEWING ON DECEMBER

Posted on December 3, 2013 by elainedanforth

December doldrums sparkling garlands Salvation Army swings an all-day-pealing bell– it ring-ring-rings. . . registers sound distant or insistent in the fore- or background with their shrill ker-chings. . . the days get dark and short– WHAT’S THERE TO DO? … Continue reading →

Posted in CHEWING, Poetry, Thoughts on Macrobiotics, Winter | Tagged Acceptance, Anger, Appreciation, Awareness, Bells, Chewing, Fear, Feeling, Holiday Season, Joy, Love, Opening, Pain, Peace, Poetry, Seasons, Strain, Winter | Leave a comment

CLEARER IN THE MIRROR

Posted on December 1, 2013 by elainedanforth

Keep smiling! Or, even better, take a rest. And smile again. . . It’s far liklier that, then you’ll like what you see in the mirror. . . And, more like, than not, not only will you like what you … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn, Poetry, Quick reads, Seasons, Winter | Tagged Acceptance, Appreciation, Aptness, Clarity, Confidence, Feeling, Life, Light, Likelihood, Liking, Mind Body, Mirror, Poetry, Quick Reads, Reaching out, Receiving, Reflection, Satisfaction, Seeing, Smiling | Leave a comment

WHY WRITHE?

Posted on November 21, 2013 by elainedanforth

Why do I choose to writhe?. . . Not sure I even want to know. . . It’s SO hard to let go. . . especially from the throes of tangled ropes that have me bound, and which, in kind … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beauty, Confidence, Darkness, Fear, Feeling, Holding on, Letting Go, Light, Light at the end of the tunnel, Love, Mind Body, Opening, Poetry, Rainbow, Recognition, Resistance, Seeing, Sky, Slowness, Smiling, Sun, Thought, Tunnel | Leave a comment

THANKS ARE A BETTER FOOD

Posted on November 8, 2013 by elainedanforth

Thanks much easier to meld and melt and feed from even just a few of them, than on a spate of bellyaches.

Posted in Poetry, Quick reads | Tagged Appreciation, Assimilation, Bellyaches, Feeling, Food, Nourishment, Satisfaction, Thanks, Thought | Leave a comment

LOVE CONQUERS ALL?

Posted on November 5, 2013 by elainedanforth

Love conquers all? Let’s hope that’s true. And that somehow, I’ll be led or maybe plow through all this lifelong fog and chilling blur And I will get through All I now face, In this momentary slice of time, This … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged Fear, Feeling, Gray Sky, Love, Mercy, Mind Body, Opening, Poetry, Reaching out, Treasure | Leave a comment

THE SOUND OF FEELINGS OLD AND DEEP

Posted on October 19, 2013 by elainedanforth

Feelings old and deep +++++rise up, +++++unbeckoned, +++++and they threaten +++++++++to wreck, +++++++++if they’re not reckoned with. . . So, let them come. . . And hold them well in cup of hands, Show them, know them– they’re important. . … Continue reading →

Posted in Medium Length Poems, Poetry | Tagged Expression, Feeling, Journey, Letting Go, Life, Love, Reckoning, Sound, Undiscovered lands, Wreck | Leave a comment

MUSINGS ON CHEWING

Posted on October 8, 2013 by elainedanforth

Jessica Porter, chewing teacher/leader extraordinaire, made the following comment, which got me thinking and writing a little bit in response. Jessica: Did I mention that I love chewing? Well, maybe not the chewing itself, but all the benefits it offer? … Continue reading →

Posted in CHEWING, Thoughts on Macrobiotics | Tagged Chewing, Conscious Eating, Eating, Feeling, Health, Persistence, Practice, Sky, Universe | Leave a comment

NOW SIT I DOWN: A MEALTIME BLESSING

Posted on October 8, 2013 by elainedanforth

Now sit I down to chew my food and pass with God an interlude. . . If I apply my jaws and teeth I taste the texture of all life And of the love that grounds it from beneath.

Posted in CHEWING, Poetry, Quick reads | Tagged Acceptance, Appreciation, Chewing, Explore, Feeling, God, Life, Love, Mind Body, Opening, Poetry, Prayer, Purpose, Quick Reads, Receiving, Satisfaction | Leave a comment

SUMMER SLINKS DOWN

Posted on October 4, 2013 by elainedanforth

The bustle of summer slowly slinks down into the wee wick of winter where the candle burns low and long, abetted by the ritual of vigil and feasts of holiday vittles, accompanied by some solemn and some cheerful song. . … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn, Poetry, Quick reads, Seasons, Spring, Summer, Winter | Tagged Autumn, Darkness, Earth, Feeling, Life, Light, Mind Body, Poetry, Quick Reads, Seasons, Spring, Summer, Sun, Winter | Leave a comment