Tag Archives: Love

HOW QUICK POPPED BLOSSOMS CEDE TO LEAVES

Posted on March 29, 2024 by elainedanforth

This springtime come, Andthe what I thoughtwould be the yearly cropof pink-white plum blossoms popped. . . I smiled to myself,reacting,but, alsoanticipating,expecting the typical expandinginto a vastarrayupon theirvolunteering, supple, bending tree But it seems,that that was it–a smattering,a disperse spray, … Continue reading →

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FROM HEART AND THROUGH HANDS

Posted on February 14, 2024 by elainedanforth

A heart. . . the beat of a heart. . . the beat of a heart that has beatthousandsthousands upon thousands of times. . . openingto let blood and love in. . . openingto let blood and love out. . … Continue reading →

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THE NATURE OF THE SPELL

Posted on August 27, 2023 by elainedanforth

When you feel that you’re undera certainkind of a spell,it is hotand it burnsso much sothat it makes you squirm, and, from your environsas over hot coals or hot ironsit seems that you’ve limited powerto greet with glee what you … Continue reading →

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IF I CAN MUSTER UP THE HEART TO LOVE

Posted on April 4, 2023 by elainedanforth

If I can muster up the heartto love and let be knownthe love for not just me,but deeply,too,for one other one, It might as well be knownthat besides that other one,there are many more of you out thereto whom I’d … Continue reading →

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STOP!

Posted on January 20, 2022 by elainedanforth

STOP!In the name of love. Before you break your own or someone else’sheart. And singone more in the name of love, with your full throat,teeth, lungs,hands, belly,tip, toes,legs and heart, So that,once you’ve stoppedin your old track,confused,scared, sadmad, hurt,and in … 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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EVERYTHING NEEDING DONE IN ONE SWIFT MOMENT

Posted on April 19, 2019 by elainedanforth

Every single little thingand big thinglooming, pounding, festeringneeding donein one swift moment. . . this life, this breatheach is a giftthat, in itself,needs no bettering. . . so, be still,or move,however you can find the love,the joy, the fun– and … 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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LET SUN AND BREATH BE

Posted on August 25, 2018 by elainedanforth

Let sun and breath be. Let them in when it is time. Let them leave when it is time. Let dirt and weeds be. Let them be just where they are. Their special nourishment and beauty is meant to rule … Continue reading →

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FOG THICK– A POEM IN FOUR MINUTES

Posted on August 14, 2018 by elainedanforth

A poem in four minutes fog thick that veils the August sky with gray but brightness makes me feel I’m in a spacious and a lively bubble. . . the freeway brushing sound. . . the soaring sweep. . . … Continue reading →

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