Tag Archives: Feeling

LOVE AND HOPE FILL THE AIR

Posted on October 3, 2013 by elainedanforth

Love and hope fill the air. . . Leaves redden down to brown through orange. . . Branches poke out, spindly and bare. . . As all life gathers now together for its respite and restoring, When eventual new growth … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn, Poetry, Quick reads, Spring, Winter | Tagged Air, Appreciation, Confidence, Feeling, Hope, Life, Love, Mind Body, Poetry, Quick Reads, Seasons, Spring, Winter | Leave a comment

LIFE– CHEW IT UP!

Posted on October 1, 2013 by elainedanforth

Life– chew it up! Then, so much turns to mush– it’s true! But, in the end, the more you chew, the more life becomes whole for you. ****** Other posts on chewing: https://elainedanforth.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/the-quality-of-whole-grain-or-shakespeare-meets-lao-tzu/ https://elainedanforth.wordpress.com/2013/03/26/to-chew-or-not-to-chew/ https://elainedanforth.wordpress.com/2013/04/16/an-invocation-to-the-chew/ In the first of the … Continue reading →

Posted in CHEWING, Poetry, Quick reads, Thoughts on Macrobiotics, Uncategorized, Yin and Yang | Tagged Confidence, Determination, Feeling, Hope, Life, Mind Body, Mush, Opening, Poetry, Quick Reads, Satisfaction | Leave a comment

A MUGGY, FOGGY EARLY SEPTEMBER DAY

Posted on September 3, 2013 by elainedanforth

A muggy, foggy, early September day. . . But still, an early September day. Still fairly glorious to be outdoors, at the onset of this autumn force. . . the leaves begun to shrink, ahead of when they’ll spin and … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Summer | Tagged Air, Autumn, Day, Earth, Feeling, Flowers, Gray Sky, Life, Light, Mind Body, Opening, Poetry, Reaching out, Seasons, Sky, Summer | Leave a comment

POETRY THROUGH MY VEINS

Posted on August 31, 2013 by elainedanforth

Poetry courses through my veins. Sometimes it feels empowering. Sometimes it hurts.

Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged Blood, Empowering, Feeling, Hurt, Mind Body, Pain, Quick Reads, Veins | Leave a comment

TYRANNY CAN FLY FROM ME

Posted on August 22, 2013 by elainedanforth

And so, it begins. . . or rather, goes on one more round, as the same wheel spins. . . How to quit and leave it– this mechanical cycle? The fact that I’m so long detached from the castle tyrannical … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged Acceptance, Appreciation, Confidence, Fear, Feeling, Forgiveness, Healing, Mind Body, Opening, Poetry, Smiles, Trapped, Tyranny, Vicious cycle | Leave a comment

AVOIDING AVOIDANCE

Posted on August 19, 2013 by elainedanforth

Avoidance– the urge toward that– such an annoyance. . . I’d like to put it in a pumpkin shell and have it stay put, very well, but I truly know, even if it was well closed, with lid, and hole-free, … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged Annoyance, Avoidance, Feeling, Life, Stories, Thought | Leave a comment

A SEASON TO CHILL

Posted on August 15, 2013 by elainedanforth

Sometimes it’s good to chill. . . Sometimes. to bask in warmth– A reading of surrounding climes tends to advise what would do well, in present season, weather feel, and current hour times, whether at the sound of morning bell … Continue reading →

Posted in Medium Length Poems, Poetry | Tagged Bells, Chill, Chimes, Clocks, Courage, Day, Earth, Feeling, Horse, Life, Light, Mind Body, Night, Poetry, Relaxation, Rest, Seasons, Stars, Sun, Time, Warmth | Leave a comment

THE EVERYDAY DEVIL

Posted on August 10, 2013 by elainedanforth

Staring the everyday devil in the face. . . you know, the one that shows up in the thing that you don’t want to do, but once you’re done, you must admit it’s true– it was the key to get … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Quick reads | Tagged Action, Avoidance, Devil, Everyday, Fear, Feeling, Mind Body, Moving Forward, Poetry, Quick Reads | 4 Comments

THE WALK

Posted on August 9, 2013 by elainedanforth

Walking the same walk. . . time after time, breath after breath. . . each single time, each single breath becomes the very best. . . never the same walk, never quite the same tune, not even when always sung … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged Awareness, Breath, Breathing, Climb, Confidence, Depth, Descent, Ears, Eyes, Feeling, Learning, Practice, Repetition, Seeing, SInging, Thought, Time, Turn, Walking | Leave a comment

WHAT GIFT ARE YOU RECEIVING?

Posted on August 8, 2013 by elainedanforth

Right now, with this very breath. . . what gift are you receiving? Close your eyes, and breathe again, and what you get may not be what you thought, but there it is, though maybe beyond believing.

Posted in Poetry, Quick reads, Uncategorized | Tagged Appreciation, Awareness, Believing, Breath, Breathing, Explore, Feeling, Gift, Mind Body, Moment, Now, Poetry, Quick Reads, Receiving, Thought | Leave a comment