Tag Archives: Healing

ON THE WAY OF HEALING

Posted on March 6, 2026 by elainedanforth

The healingcan come with contractionor maybe expansion, yieldingperhaps reliefperhaps dread,perhaps a mounting of tension. What is left,and how much,when the journey of a thousand mileshas begun,foot after foot, here, stone–there, thorny thicket–there, unseen tree root– come sun,come wind,come rain, sleet, … Continue reading →

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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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LIFE LIKE A GIANT JIGSAW PUZZLE

Posted on November 3, 2021 by elainedanforth

Life maysometimes belike a giant jigsaw puzzle,quite suitablefor experts to solveand for us ordinariesto be befuddled. . . Those oods and oods of tiny pieces,all ajumbleacross the rug or on the tablestrewn ajumble, randomly,each sawn distinct,in some strange shapebut so … Continue reading →

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I THANK GOD FOR HEALERS

Posted on March 15, 2021 by elainedanforth

I thank Godfor healers. . . Or perhaps I shouldthank healersfor God,or whatever force of universal powerthey ope to,to let doits bright magic through them whether they just do itas a loved one,kind strangeror a friend, or whether,for their precious … Continue reading →

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POETRY THROBBING

Posted on January 22, 2021 by elainedanforth

Pretty muchevery momentsupplies a plethoraof noteworthy stuffon which I couldrender a comment. Which is whypoetry still livesand throbsand breathes,and why the fingerprint-likeswirl of thoughts and feelingsquite oft do notemerge in the formof neat, clear wordsstreaming out with ease. Each new … Continue reading →

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THE ART OF CRACKS IN A BROKEN HEART

Posted on July 24, 2020 by elainedanforth

my heart has been already broken, and broken, and broken, and once more broken. . . so please. . . I beg… please do not break my heart. . . it’s not just the words you speak– although there’s times … Continue reading →

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HOW ARE YOUR WORDS?

Posted on April 20, 2018 by elainedanforth

Words. They can be cheap as water. . . and as does water, have much weight. Sometimes one waits to find or allow to come the words, but in some corner, somewhere caught there, they come not out– they dare … Continue reading →

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A FABLED FEBRUARY DAY

Posted on February 24, 2018 by elainedanforth

A fabled February day the brilliant one I did not have today. . . and yet, there passes yet another, though the sun sinks low, and light does fade away, this other day I’ve actually had and am here still … Continue reading →

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THE VALUE OF A BREATH

Posted on February 13, 2018 by elainedanforth

One breath is like the picture worth a thousand words. . . Of which, perhaps, you’ve heard. . . The latter snapped or brushed or else some such, can show so very many things in texture, shape, relationship, and living … Continue reading →

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WHAT YOU’RE CUT OUT FOR

Posted on December 13, 2017 by elainedanforth

You have been cut. Yup. You feel as though you’ve had enough. No shred of oomph to think of triumph and go on, like one of scruff, to do the things you know could make it better. . . So … Continue reading →

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