Tag Archives: Sunshine

ELATED I COULD BE

Posted on July 24, 2022 by elainedanforth

ElatedI could be,this day so sunny. . . were I notthis deflated . . . But,of fresh air,a little breath,and,of sleep, a winkplus a slake ofsimple rest,are apt to make things better,if not quitemy very best. . . But, anyway,what … Continue reading →

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HIGH AND LOW ON A NOVEMBER SATURDAY

Posted on November 20, 2021 by elainedanforth

November Saturday. . .music to playan instrumentand things to dobut wondering whatwas meantby and for this day. . . a clear blue skyshatteringly brightthe for-now restored flowof the for-years-thirsty creek below, and above,a bevy of scrub jayshere and there,yack and … Continue reading →

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PASSERS BY ON A FRESH AIR, BLUE, SUNNY DAY

Posted on September 26, 2020 by elainedanforth

While I’m walkingon a fresh air,blue sky,sunny day,a woman wavesand warmly says, “Hi!”and seems for sure,despite my maskand my man’sto recognize us,to recognize me. . . I squint,and I look,and I think,“Aha! It is she!” I wave backand tentatively,I call … Continue reading →

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MY BUDDY THE BUCKEYE TREE

Posted on April 15, 2019 by elainedanforth

Oh, broadly spreading buckeye tree, you are my friend! You lay a cozy place for me, where I can lean or climb or sit, and modulate the bright sunshine, breathe, and slowly become one with you, as I linger here … Continue reading →

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ALL HANDS TOGETHER

Posted on September 17, 2017 by elainedanforth

Hands together. . . Yours to mine, Mine to mine, Yours to yours. . . We touch our hands in twos, in threes, in little groups, in crowds, in scores. . . we breathe we drink the water accept caress … Continue reading →

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TO TAKE A BREAK AND MIX THINGS UP

Posted on June 28, 2017 by elainedanforth

To take a break, to mix things up when at one spate, +++++of no matter what it is, +++++it’s come to where +++++you’ve had enough, means take a breath and close your eyes, allow the feeling of your weight to … Continue reading →

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LIFE SIGNS LOW, TIDE HIGH

Posted on January 28, 2017 by elainedanforth

Life signs low. But tide is high. Seagulls guard their new and stagnant bay-filled lake, a crater in the cool beach sand. Sandpipers flit at water’s edge and sit, and flap and peck and talk in wait. Hell’s here with … Continue reading →

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WINTER SUNSHINE

Posted on January 16, 2017 by elainedanforth

Winter sunshine. Blink it, drink it, note it, ink it, breathe it, feel it till next rain and snow repeal it. . . for right now here we are, yes, I and thou, in this very trice of time, and … Continue reading →

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PASTEL LIT DUSK

Posted on December 13, 2016 by elainedanforth

A pale orange moon, rising veiled by gray cloud stripes dusk’s sunshine for my walk.

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WHAT COMES IN SPRING

Posted on March 17, 2016 by elainedanforth

Some sunshine to drench the sky, the morning cold nip in the air, the lingering winter grief to weep its last, its last-year squeak, while moistening glistening ball of eye, the quickening days the faster-lifting day top haze that clears … Continue reading →

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