Tag Archives: Humor

FREEING THE FREEZE OF AVOIDANCE

Posted on March 27, 2015 by elainedanforth

Avoidance. . . a quite good way to freeze in perpetuity many a true calamity or slightest rude annoyance. . . Instead, engage your body-mind experience its might and size and grab that fearsome monster by the head, stare it … Continue reading →

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DAS DINGS by Heinz Erhardt (with English translation by Elaine Danforth)

Posted on April 2, 2013 by elainedanforth

DAS DINGS Mitten in Ägyptens Wüste steht ein riesengroßes Dings, hinten Löwe, vorne Dame, jeder weiß: das ist die Sphinx. Sehnsuchtsvoll in Richtung Westen schaut sie steinernen Gesichts. würde sie nach Osten gucken, wärs egal: auch da ist nichts… “““““““` … Continue reading →

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DAS DINGS by Heinz Erhardt (with English translation by Elaine Danforth)

Posted on April 2, 2013 by elainedanforth

DAS DINGS Mitten in Ägyptens Wüste steht ein riesengroßes Dings, hinten Löwe, vorne Dame, jeder weiß: das ist die Sphinx. Sehnsuchtsvoll in Richtung Westen schaut sie steinernen Gesichts. würde sie nach Osten gucken, wärs egal: auch da ist nichts… ~Heinz … Continue reading →

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THE LEGACY OF THE ICE AGE

Posted on March 8, 2013 by elainedanforth

The question to be settled– Just exactly what’s the mettle of a creature tropical re-lo’d to northern level, where once dwelled the glaciers, blue, colossal that glared with the reflection of the chillest sunny glints? The answer soon comes to … Continue reading →

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