Tag Archives: Hearts

REARRIVALS

Posted on April 13, 2017 by elainedanforth

Hands. . . hearts. . . story strands. . . sweetest trips to foreign lands, and even sweeter rearrivals, upon return to that home place that was my start. Clever tricks with rubber bands bare toes run through gritty sands, … Continue reading →

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FEELERS OUT IN ALL DIRECTIONS

Posted on October 22, 2016 by elainedanforth

Reach up, eyes on the heavens set, arms upright, skyward pointing finger tips to feel the sun or wind or rain, even if that means they do get wet. . . Then, let arms float down, and spread a bit, … Continue reading →

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HANDS PRESSED BY OUR HEARTS

Posted on December 31, 2015 by elainedanforth

Hands palms pressed together by our hearts, which we set on the year we’ll ring in with each clock’s strike of midnight, Seas, winds, and land calmed. . . minds blessed, tasks taken up in our arms, to make better … Continue reading →

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DID NO ONE EVER ASK A BUTTERFLY?

Posted on October 15, 2015 by elainedanforth

Did no one ever ask a butterfly, and talk with with them quite long enough to have them speak just how it felt to die? Or how hard the labor, as a caterpillar, was the task to spin a coat … Continue reading →

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HEARTS AND HUGS AND SMILES

Posted on August 25, 2015 by elainedanforth

Contrary to the collective consciousness of our age, hearts and hugs and smiles and people liking things about each other did actually exist before the advent of electronic communication. And they can still be found out there, somewhere, I’ve heard, … Continue reading →

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