Tag Archives: Tree

SPRING IS IN THE AIR

Posted on February 16, 2017 by elainedanforth

Spring is the air. . . In my heart. . . In my step, next, When I allow the little buds within me just to be there. Give them sun, give them love, and proper feed, attend and give exactly … Continue reading →

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TREE POSE

Posted on October 27, 2016 by elainedanforth

Fall moves strong, a downward swing– I find the way, much like a tree, still to stand , arms stretched like sturdy branches, persevering, to do all that I need to do to live my life, through all my losses, … Continue reading →

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LET YOUR VOICE BE BIG

Posted on April 14, 2016 by elainedanforth

Let your voice be big. . . Be who you are, and sing right out, like someone with a lot of clout, a gavel, and a powdered wig, and you sing, and things unravel, you’ll find you’ve done much more … Continue reading →

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STAND JUST LIKE A TREE

Posted on November 15, 2015 by elainedanforth

Stand firmly rooted to the ground, arms upstretched, just like a tree. . . What will that do, while twixt the Earth and Sky stand you? The answer may come slow, but won’t come from sweat of your brow. So, … Continue reading →

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IF A TREE FALLS AND CINDERELLA GOES TO THE BALL. . .

Posted on February 19, 2015 by elainedanforth

If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? If Cinderella goes to the ball, fits the shoe, and marries the prince, but no one posts a photo on … Continue reading →

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WALK-COMPLISHED

Posted on July 16, 2014 by elainedanforth

Two arms, two legs: swinging motion of those locomotion pegs. . . Two eyes, two ears, One skin, one nose– to God be praise! I feel and sense the pine, the bush, the air, the sun, the beauty of the … Continue reading →

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WRINGING IN (AND OUT) THE SPRING

Posted on March 11, 2014 by elainedanforth

Spring time the through-the-wringer time the core-dry tree, the core-dry me seek to muster up the sun within amid the fluttery bluster that sends see-through blossom petals into the air, and forth a floating way before they settle and make … Continue reading →

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CHEWING IN THE COOL OCTOBER WIND

Posted on October 15, 2013 by elainedanforth

Chewing my bright cheerful lunch al fresco. . . Begun on deck in quick noon sun and then slid into shade of tree. . . and staving off the anger, fear and grief of coming winter, creating peace amid the … Continue reading →

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