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IN RES MEDIAS

Posted on March 30, 2017 by elainedanforth

In Res Medias. . . Release that tension in your face and slake the grip that wants to hold some unseen weight, and has done so since some bygone, unremembered date, encrypted in the diamond twist of that oh too … Continue reading →

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JUST BE THERE

Posted on November 19, 2016 by elainedanforth

Just be there. . . This stickly moment seems to you, as you are in it, so mucked up that it’s hard as it can get, even if the muck is really very far from infinite. . . But, if … Continue reading →

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SAILING NEAR THE SIREN SONG

Posted on September 1, 2016 by elainedanforth

Stop. Recall what day you do now live, and what hour of the clock. When long at sea, the sun gets hot. The wind will whip the boat will rock. The rain pours wild, and sometimes violently– So, when you … Continue reading →

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OUR LIFE’S PROPELLING CHALLENGE

Posted on August 6, 2016 by elainedanforth

Friends, as our life goes on, grows long, at different points in different ways we’re weak and strong, so different things seem hard or easy. . . Different tastes and different ways into our bodies enter in– What once confused … Continue reading →

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RECALL, CLAIM, FLY!

Posted on July 4, 2016 by elainedanforth

Recall and claim, your all, your reason why, Choose to rise from wide, demoralizing, deep confusion, Which, when quite well-eyed, may be unveiled as beguiling, mere illusion. Let go all tangles, indecision, Let prevail and revel in your clear, compelling … Continue reading →

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DADDY DADDY DADDY DADDY DADDY

Posted on June 19, 2016 by elainedanforth

Daddy Daddy Daddy Daddy Daddy you left so soon– I was not ready. . . I felt alone. . . the love you gave to me, I missed so much. . . the wonder ways you had to teach and … Continue reading →

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YOU ARE A STAR

Posted on February 20, 2016 by elainedanforth

You are a star. We and the stars, comets, planets– for example, Earth and Mars– are all drawn from one place and one same stuff. Remember that. You scintillate. You are enough.

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WHETHER WE ARE BOUND TO RISE

Posted on October 8, 2015 by elainedanforth

Autumn: the yellowing and desiccation– green, brilliant leaves ignite our sight and fade, but, they brightly start to glow– in their short-lived, red-gold clothes, to woody branches fiercely clinging– just like fire, as they get on their way to leave, … Continue reading →

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SUMMER’S SONG OF ITSELF

Posted on August 11, 2015 by elainedanforth

I wanted to share a nice quote from William Carlos Wiliiams. But, I noticed, when referring back to the page I’d seen it on, that my brain had inadvertently changed the wording. His quote: “In the summer, the song sings … Continue reading →

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THE LUMBERING STAR

Posted on June 10, 2015 by elainedanforth

When you begin to drag and lumber, and all you want to do is slumber, think back, to times you felt more in the act, even if you must look far, it’s crucial you remember who you are, for that … Continue reading →

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