Tag Archives: Growth

I CAN’T HOLD BACK

Posted on March 29, 2025 by elainedanforth

I can’t hold backthe spring leaves that want to“leaf out”as I heard it called in one news story lately. And the trees and the plants, they surely are a-leafing,if I approve or nay. So wildso strongso fast. . . so … Continue reading →

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SPRING SURGE

Posted on March 24, 2025 by elainedanforth

The surge of new growthClean cognition and motionAs spring blooms come out.

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THE BOOMERANG OF WINTER SOLSTICE

Posted on December 19, 2024 by elainedanforth

Two days lefttill the lowest dipof this natural year, Now on a dark boomerang ridethat will sinkto max low, Beforeit whirls back upeventually to wherethe days will be longer and brighterand bluer and more clear. But, for now,we must be … Continue reading →

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THE BENDING OF A WRIST

Posted on August 20, 2023 by elainedanforth

The waking of a self,a full grown,slower, but still growing thing,in the same vesselwhere once did dwella very often smiling, playful,happy little elf. The waking of a bodyto greet the bright late summer sunflooding through the nearest windows,inviting oneto choose … Continue reading →

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THE POWER PUSH OF SPRINGTIME

Posted on April 5, 2019 by elainedanforth

The springtime rises, ever green– gentle, blooming, beautiful incomparably powerful a world that lay in dormant rest shoots up again to muddy-lush, to make it seem as if all life would ever move this strong and up and flowerful. . … Continue reading →

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SOME OLD LEAVES CLING

Posted on December 15, 2018 by elainedanforth

Some old leaves still cling, come December rhymes and songs to sing, despite months of beat by bright hot sun, then stormy rain and whipping wind. But trees must somehow loose them, lose them, in the end, to let them … Continue reading →

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THIS GUY AT MY SIDE

Posted on November 22, 2018 by elainedanforth

I am so glad I have this guy on my, at my side. Yeah, sometimes he bugs me so, so much– I just go nuts! And even though at times I want to make myself quite scarce, I never really … Continue reading →

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RED AND GREEN AND BROWN AND GOLD

Posted on September 5, 2018 by elainedanforth

There is the red and green and brown and gold, fall shrinking leaves, which people beautifully that pair of Western Redbush trees that, catching slanting autumn light, shone from behind, do kiss my eyes. . . These trees I see … Continue reading →

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ACCEPT THE MENDING TIME AND SPACE

Posted on September 1, 2018 by elainedanforth

When things get so cramped or so expanded, find a way that you can spread them out or else, embrace them, into a spacing that will mend. . . accept the mending, and resulting calm and understanding. . . breathe … Continue reading →

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ALTHOUGH NOBODY SEES ME GROW

Posted on August 3, 2018 by elainedanforth

Although maybe nobody any longer sees me grow– they think I’m all grown up. . . But, yet, I smile and laugh quite like a child, so free and very happily, to know, regardless what I do or not, I’m … Continue reading →

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