Tag Archives: Warmth

THE REACH OF THE GENTLE FLICKERING FLAME

Posted on December 9, 2024 by elainedanforth

In the early-fallen eve,tucked indoors, between the walls,under the eaves, sounds the gentle flickering flamefrom the glowing, warming, cooking hearth. . . Feel how softit activates the tiny inner workings of your ear. . .not much to hear,but definite, perceptible. … Continue reading →

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LET SUN AND BREATH BE

Posted on August 25, 2018 by elainedanforth

Let sun and breath be. Let them in when it is time. Let them leave when it is time. Let dirt and weeds be. Let them be just where they are. Their special nourishment and beauty is meant to rule … Continue reading →

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GORGEOUS DAY

Posted on June 14, 2018 by elainedanforth

Gorgeous day, , , windows swung wide open bird song heard and warm fresh air invited in there, although the extended invitation’s mandatory, not an option, it moves and soothes whoever dwells within, So, by good fortune, in the mix, … Continue reading →

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TO DON MY BEST INTREPID

Posted on August 8, 2017 by elainedanforth

As life goes on, there comes a time I’ve got to don my very best intrepid. Too long have I longed for hot or warm but settled for just tepid. . . So, right now I will cut brave paths … Continue reading →

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PRESENT LOVE TO YOU

Posted on June 8, 2017 by elainedanforth

Love must be present. Give it to yourself. It helps. Regardless whether you don’t think you deserve better– not by law’s spirt, nor its letter– than what you’ve come to do so far most usually, yourself. Dreams shoved aside. . … Continue reading →

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SLOW FOX

Posted on February 23, 2017 by elainedanforth

Quick quick quick, get it done, have no fun, let the tension get real thick. . . Oh God! Oh No! That’s the way will make me sick. Quick quick, yes, but add some slow– quick quick slow quick quick … Continue reading →

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THE FIRE OF LIFE

Posted on January 28, 2017 by elainedanforth

When you want the light and warmth, but gray-black smoke to billow up and forth, where it will rise away from you, Proceed, with care, to stoke the fire and build it up with ample force, but keep your mind … Continue reading →

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CALL OUT THE TROOPS THAT LOVE

Posted on August 3, 2016 by elainedanforth

Call out the troops– not the ones that fight– the ones that love, and let them engage with all those who need them and bring warmth to their hearts, though they may sometimes veer far from the fire of a … Continue reading →

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FROM THE CENTRIFUGE TO THE HORN-TOOTING JINGLE

Posted on May 25, 2016 by elainedanforth

Taking refuge in the centrifuge. To submit to be thus whirled out of center, out into the world, to mix and mingle, just as a house to maintain warmth needs both its inner hearth and outer layer of shingles. . … Continue reading →

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FROM THE CROOK OF THE ARMS OF AN EARTHLY MOTHER

Posted on May 10, 2016 by elainedanforth

Comfy and warm in the crook of the arms of an earthly mother. . . Lit by the points of the stars and the moon and the sun of the one I’ve been told is our father– yours, mine and … Continue reading →

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