Tag Archives: Writing

TWO R’s

Posted on January 4, 2024 by elainedanforth

To me, a wonderI can readwander the worldby small lamp’s glow And I write,much as I breathe,for sustenanceand letting go. . .

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I LIKE TO WRITE (A LOT)

Posted on October 4, 2023 by elainedanforth

I like to write.A lot. My eyes get bright.My mind gets bright,my fingers eagerfrom the time they learnedquite clumsily to grasp the big fat pencilsto scratch big wordsupon the wide, blue, bifurcated lineson the sort of newsprint paperthey handed outto … Continue reading →

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LET ME WRITE, LET ME RIGHT

Posted on August 13, 2023 by elainedanforth

Let me writelet me rightwhat needs settingback aright–at least the subset of all that,which will agreeto bend thus to my will– unlikethe already earthward saggingweeping willowor the night flight or relentless calling,of a whippoorwill. Let me writea little pieceto bring … Continue reading →

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NEVER A MOMENT WITH NOTHING TO SAY

Posted on September 4, 2020 by elainedanforth

There’s never reallysuch a dull momentor a daythat I haveabsolutelynothingto say. But it’d be sillyand furthermore,beyond even meto blurt out every momentor yea,even everylivelong special and precious day, for,if I’d use every momentsomething to say,not all that I’d utterwould contain … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Medium Length Poems, Poetry | Tagged Big Ben, Breath, Expression, Mind Body, Moment, Peace, Quiet, Speech, Stillness, Time, Writing | Leave a comment

PAINT, PAINT, PENCILS, PENS, AND DOTTED LINE!

Posted on May 2, 2018 by elainedanforth

Paint, paint. . . Finger pressure smooshing colors on the paper, very bold. . . the memory’s faint. Tell a tale, with curled up paper tweaked, and ripped into a spiral roll to make limp leaves bean-stalk-like, quite fit to … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetic Musing (Longer Poems), Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged Art, Childhood, Creativity, Images, Imagination, Stories, Words, Writing | Leave a comment

YES, I AM A POETESS

Posted on March 20, 2017 by elainedanforth

Well, since you asked, I must admit that, yes, I am a poetess. When life goes fast I harness it, with some finesse and unplanned process. I don’t quite know just how it comes– sometimes my writing fingers are all … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetic Musing (Longer Poems), Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged Art, Digress, Heart and soul, Life, Poetess, Poetry, Presence, Presents, Process, Value, Work, Worth, Writing | Leave a comment

THEN AND NOW– THE WAY OF THE WORLD

Posted on March 17, 2017 by elainedanforth

We have things now, gadgets, stuff, waxy plastic paper cups, and wonderful machines, for which, once, there was no knowing or know-how to fit them in our hand or cuff– or rashly make or think them up– not even in … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetic Musing (Longer Poems), Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged Appearances, Books, Dreams, Dust, Gadgets, Life, Machines, Mending, Mind, Mishehave, Nightmares, Outdoors, Paper, Play, Props, Stress, Stuff, Technology, Thought, Toys, Writing | Leave a comment

ONE, TWO, THREE– SEND A POEM DOWN TO ME

Posted on March 16, 2017 by elainedanforth

One, two, three– send a poem down to me. . . Four, five, six– blow a candle, make a wish. . . Seven, eight, nine— send me breath along with rhyme. . . Finish off with count of ten, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetic Musing (Longer Poems), Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged Destiny, Fantasy, Path, Poetry, Purpose, Real life, Rhyme, Say when, Star, Tale, Thirst, Verse, Writing | Leave a comment

A LITTLE GENTLE RAIN FOR YOU

Posted on February 19, 2017 by elainedanforth

Pitter patter on curved edge of the umbrella, and on the top where it lays flatter, come sprinkle-drizzle gentle drops, My ready ear bends out to hear, what I then send on to you through pixil dots– a little of … Continue reading →

Posted in Medium Length Poems, Poetry, Seasons, Spring | Tagged Birds, Earth, For you, Greeting, Hearing, Message, Rain, Worms, Writing | Leave a comment

POEM IN A WINK

Posted on February 2, 2017 by elainedanforth

Quick as a wink, words spill on a page– so fast, I might miss how they there get arranged, if I blink. Thoughts and blips from my mind and my blood and my heart and my bones and my guts … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetic Musing (Longer Poems), Poetry | Tagged Body Mind, Botany, Computer, Drink, Ea, Food, Heart, Mind, Miss it if you blink, Plants, Poetry, Quick as a wink, Writing, Xylem and phloem | 4 Comments