Tag Archives: Support

DAD, I’M GLAD

Posted on June 18, 2018 by elainedanforth

Dad, I’m so glad your strong self and presence and love I once had. But then, I was grown. . . Time to go out on my own, a time of challenge enough, when, as I would not have thought, … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetic Musing (Longer Poems), Poetry | Tagged Dad, Father, Growth, Life, Love, Path, Support, Way | Leave a comment

WHAT WERE THOSE WORDS UNKIND AND TRITE?

Posted on March 17, 2018 by elainedanforth

What were those words, unkind, and trite? The ones that picked and pricked to bring your every single flaw to light. The ones that hurt but somehow dug a deep deep hole and put that nonsense into you. . . … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetic Musing (Longer Poems), Poetry | Tagged Brain, Disappointment, Flaws, Hurt, Life, Song, Support, Trite, Unfamiliar territory, Unkind, Walking, Words | Leave a comment

HAND. LAND. MEANS OF SUPPORT.

Posted on March 1, 2018 by elainedanforth

Hand. Land. Such means, which range from well seen to unseen, of support, more vital than such thick walls as bar all possible admittal to the most fortified war fort. Having such strong underpinning often differentiates so much from not … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetic Musing (Longer Poems), Poetry | Tagged Air, Dare, Feeling, Fork in the road, Fort, Grounding, Hand, Loss, Relax, Risk, Seeing, Senses, Skies, Support, Surroundings, Winning, Yin-Yang | Leave a comment

MOTHER, MONARCH, AND DEFENDER OF THE WAY

Posted on November 23, 2017 by elainedanforth

The woman– she had seven sons. SEVEN sons. Last killed. First tortured. 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, though there was wicked testing of her strength and will, she lost them all, down to the youngest one. All knew they … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetic Musing (Longer Poems), Poetry | Tagged Defender, Grief, Mother, Pride, RIght, Scrutiny, Sons, Standing for what's right, Support, Way, Woman | Leave a comment

STRENGTH FROM LOVE

Posted on December 30, 2016 by elainedanforth

Strength supported by a base of love will let me go to any depth or height or breadth, within, below, abroad, above, until the whole darn Universe bathes me, hugs me, like a glove.

Posted in CHEWING, Poetry, Quick reads | Tagged Base, Bathe, Fits like a glove, Love, Strength, Support | Leave a comment

LEARNING LANGUAGE WITH LOVE

Posted on June 2, 2016 by elainedanforth

If you want to learn a foreign language, it’s really best to watch and listen like a child, and simply mimic what you see and hear– omit the grown-up work and pain of too much mental, psycho-wranglage, For, like a … Continue reading →

Posted in Medium Length Poems, Poetry | Tagged Adults, Children, Language, Learning, Love, Mimick, Music, SInging, Support | 2 Comments

ORGANIZE AND MELT

Posted on May 26, 2016 by elainedanforth

Organize yourself, just like a set of books, knick-knacks, or poufs that sit a little prettier and more comfy on a shelf, And, you just may find folks spy you with a different look, perhaps respect, perhaps askew, believing that … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetic Musing (Longer Poems), Poetry | Tagged Accept, Flow, Life, Love, Order, Organize, Relax, Self, Structure, Support, Universe | Leave a comment

TEDDY BEAR, COME HERE

Posted on January 20, 2015 by elainedanforth

Teddy bear. . . come here! Stay near. For I’ve landed in a brand new, empty year It’s started out as fun, which will continue on. . . And yet, this drought still dampers me to much more than a … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetic Musing (Longer Poems), Poetry | Tagged Artist's loft, Belly, Bounce, Brand-new, Bravery, Bright, Cathedral, Cathedral vaults, Cell, Child, Clear, Cold, Cold stares, Come, Come here, Comfort, Coming of age, Company, Continue, Core, Count on, Crazed, Creep, Cushy, Dampers, Dare, Deep, Difficulty, Dread, Drought, Empty, Eventuality, Fear, Fearsome, Firm, Fleeting, Fly, Fun, Fuzy, Fuzzy, Generosity, Give, Grown-up, Have their way with (someone), Help, High, Hope, Hugged, Immortal artists, Joy, Keep your cook, Know, Landed, Landscape, Loneliness, Look up(wards), Low-lit, May, Me, Melodious, Molecule, Musty, Ne'er, Near, Need, Never before, NEW YEAR, Out of the stream, Pace, Penetrating, Permit, Place, Plough, Points, Pout, Resilient, Respond, Rocky, Round, Rushing, Sacred, Safely, Scoff, SIng, Sky, Song, Space, Stand, Stand firm, Stares, Started, Stay, Steadfast, Steep, Storm, Strong, Successfully, Support, Teddy bear, Throng, Tread, Unknown, Voice, Warm, Wide smile, Wonder, Yet | Leave a comment

EARTH SOFT AND SWEET

Posted on January 8, 2014 by elainedanforth

The earth beneath my feet– so soft, so sweet– my firm support, my source– from which I rise and stand and set my course. . . Above, my head. . . and nose and mouth and eyes can point and … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged Air, Breathing, Confidence, Earth, Feeling, Gray Sky, Life, Opening, Path, Poetry, Purpose, Reaching out, Receiving, Rising, Seeing, Senses, SInging, Sky, Standing, Support, Sweetness, Walking | Leave a comment

A WOMAN’S BODY

Posted on April 9, 2013 by elainedanforth

A woman’s body was built to bring forth life. . . but it may not always be of the usual type. . . she’s also shaped to allow for nurture and raise some ones to build a future. . . … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged Brain, Burden, Carrying, Head, Heart, Life story, Love, Lungs, Mind Body, Poetry, SInging, Speaking, Support, Thought, Woman, Writing | 7 Comments