Tag Archives: Sleep

TO BEGIN WITH SUCCESS revised

Posted on May 9, 2016 by elainedanforth

Bed in time. . . head and spine smooth draped to sleep in horizontal line, the mind a while to retire, life signs low like a purple flame well tamed on a back burner fire. . . Timely awake the … Continue reading →

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WED NESS DAY

Posted on January 28, 2016 by elainedanforth

Wednesday’s maybe wed to Ness, a dark, old Loch where a creature dwells that’s all too often mocked, and no one hardly sees. . . But one day, we may be surprised if one day, Nessie comes to rise, and … Continue reading →

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THE LIGHT OF AN ORDINARY DAY

Posted on January 17, 2014 by elainedanforth

a thursday. . . so ordinary. . . wrapped in tasks in feelings and in masks. . . following the daily change extraordinary of beauty on my well-tracked urban paths. . . the levels that stretch up before my view. … Continue reading →

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CINDERELLA EDGES STITCHED AND CROSSED

Posted on June 16, 2013 by elainedanforth

A deal we struck– you demanded due return for me to learn from you to turn your squeaky wheel, a step that in those days, I had to get to set me free. . . though never learned at mother’s … Continue reading →

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THE POSSIBILITY OF LIFE ON EARTH

Posted on May 22, 2013 by elainedanforth

I fall asleep quick on my back, belly relaxed, open to receive the love of the heavens. . . I wake up with ease, ready to rise, which seems a breeze, and go about my business.

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