Tag Archives: Loved Ones

FOR THE FEAST

Posted on November 24, 2022 by elainedanforth

Loved ones from near and far assembled, Or if absent,for now or for good,quite dearly heldin heart and mindwith longing and remembrancehonest, strong and kind. Each person’s reachmade to touchin needed or heartfelt direction. . . fingers then clasped, that … Continue reading →

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SATURDAY– RECHARGE!

Posted on November 11, 2017 by elainedanforth

Saturday. Recharge. Watch out today!– For, freed up spirits roam the low and high ways the plains, the valleys, towns and cities, thoroughfares and by ways, brightened up to call the workaday gray world’s bluff and claim for love (and … Continue reading →

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DISTRACTION

Posted on March 22, 2017 by elainedanforth

Distraction. So common now, to mention its strong drain on power seems almost an infraction. A detour from whatever’s your intended fruitful action, which keeps you poor in pocket, spirit, and much more, as you connect with hot spot towers … Continue reading →

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FOR THE FEAST

Posted on November 25, 2016 by elainedanforth

Loved ones from near and far assemblèd. Hands joined. Blessings said. Mouths, teeth and tongues engaged. Swallows follow. Communal satisfaction waged. Souls and bodies nourishèd.

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PEOPLE DIE IN THEIR OWN WAY

Posted on March 24, 2016 by elainedanforth

People die in their own way– it’s hard to say what gives– especially when you live to see the ones you love shock you and go suddenly, or at the other extremity, you see their mind and body strength painstakingly … Continue reading →

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WHEN HALF OF YOU HAS GONE AWAY

Posted on March 23, 2016 by elainedanforth

What do you do when the better half of you has gone so far away? And it must tend to part of it that, at the end of day, when it just comes down to it, cannot long stay? For, … Continue reading →

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DECEMBER DETERMINATION

Posted on December 18, 2015 by elainedanforth

Do your work and grab your play– don’t fret– the days are near as dark as they will get– take a little break if you need a little rest, see whether you and friends or those you love can find … Continue reading →

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TO THOSE WHO LOOK LIKE THEY JUST LOST THEIR BEST FRIEND

Posted on October 16, 2015 by elainedanforth

There’s times words spoke to glum-faced ones, will tend to note, “You look like you just lost your best friend. . .” But maybe it is sometimes even harder, when they know just where their best friends are, but their … Continue reading →

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DON’T JUST CRY

Posted on July 25, 2015 by elainedanforth

Don’t just cry. . . console your heart and inner eye, place hand ‘gainst hand gaze upward toward the sky, and do your part. . . just pray. . . +++++for the dying +++++and the living, +++++for the transgressing +++++and … Continue reading →

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LIFE’S PLAN

Posted on January 3, 2014 by elainedanforth

How many deaths? How many deaths do we have to die, while we live in our one earthly body? We begin as a cell, and before we can blink, we’re not nearly so small, and must shuck off each shell, … Continue reading →

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