Ellen Grace Olinger
books and music
from over the years
live on these shelves
even if I don’t
reread or listen again
somehow their
healing influence
is in these words
I enjoyed donating some boxes of books and poetry journals this year, and plan a Christmas donation with a few music CDs.
Ellen Grace Olinger
Lake Michigan
October 12, 2015
But we have this treasure
in earthen vessels,
that the excellency
of the power
may be of God,
and not of us.
2 Corinthians 4: 7 (KJV)
God be merciful unto us, and bless us;
and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.
That thy way may be known upon earth,
thy saving health among all nations.
Psalm 67: 1 – 2
afternoon rain
and reading haiku
quiet reflections
grateful today
for perennials
that grow and bloom
through so many
different years
the wildflowers
we did not plant
yet found a place here
the formal gardens
we see in the area
and their serene beauty
what work there must be
to offer this view
as we drive by on our way
home
POEMS FROM OOSTBURG, WISCONSIN
