Large Print Poems is a site that we began in August 2020. I reprint poems that seem to last over the years, and also new poems in large print.
Category: Health
Art and Stories
Over the years, I have grown a small collection of books, poetry journals, and art on the walls in my small study. We have visited thrift stores in our area, and bought discarded books from libraries. Art from friends and small businesses and presses.
Old books with my mother’s handwriting are a treasure. These may become art collage journals.
I like to create arrangements that are simple and change every so often. It is interesting to see how colors and art work together. There is a conversation, it seems. One work says – see how art grows from a diffcult time. Another says – rest awhile.
So often there is a story. I see how we can learn and grow new creative chapters in our lives. New work that is better can grow, with patience and time. I reflect upon health and creativity often.
early light
clouds picture a poem
perhaps a haiku
small steps
one day at a time
sparrows in the yard
new space
on a few shelves
donated books
POEMS FROM OOSTBURG, WISCONSIN

Acrostic Poem for RAIN
R efresh and renew
A ppreciate plants in all their stages
I nvite new dreams as we age and life changes
N ever without hope
RAIN

prayers that live
prayers that live
in my heart
The Psalms
Haiku from a new poem today at POEMS FROM PSALMS AND NATURE:
prayers that live
in my heart and
are renewed often
The Psalms

May 2022 Poems
spring colors
poetry journals and books
on a brown tablecloth
their own beauty
birch trees and
blue sky
kitchen window
forsythia in bloom
and a daffodil in light
new leaves
on the birch tree
May study window
May afternoon
and I read in my study
light on the file cabinet
with cards and letters
before and since email
old poems as well
treasures to rediscover
and remember
perhaps this summer
POEMS FROM OOSTBURG, WISCONSIN

small flowers
small flowers
close to the ground
many ways to grow


Easter Peace and Prayers



