we hold the door

we hold the door
for older people
memories of Mom

My poem was published in the book They Gave Us Life: Celebrating Mothers, Fathers & Others in Haiku; Edited by Robert Epstein (2017, Middle Island Press).

Photos in my post today are courtesy of wpclipart.

Ellen Grace Olinger

Beauty and Hope

Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

Psalm 25:1 (KJV)

Photo credit: Ellen Grace Olinger

From my post, Simple Beauty At HomeFebruary 5, 2018

Peach on canvas is courtesy of wpclipart.

From my post, Images and NotesFebruary 8, 2019

tree branches
bowed to the ground
seemingly half-broken
covered with new leaves
my notebook of prayers

Poem by Ellen Grace Olinger

Tree BranchesMarch 31, 2017

Violets & Lily of the Valley image is courtesy of Reusable Art.

sun rests

sun rests
on a small plant
then an empty
wood chair

I read
library books
one page
at a time

Ellen Grace Olinger

Image: wpclipart