books to read
and reread
spring sunrise
reading poems
and writing too
the seasons
always new
reading poems
reading poems
and a few moments
to reflect upon
what I read
light for a time
on the birch trees
on a grey day
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
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
Christmas Card Poem by Charles A. Waugaman
Christmas card by Charles A. Waugaman (1932 – 2010).
All Rights Reserved.
reading memoirs
reading memoirs
and then the view
outside today
Ellen Grace Olinger
My poem was published in a new anthology. The book is available at Amazon.
All the Way Home:
Aging in Haiku
Edited by
Robert Epstein
Middle Island Press
West Union WV
Favorite Short Poems – 1
Readers over the years seem to especially like these poems. This is the first post in a new series. We began Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin in December 2009. I review my archives often.
You are welcome to reprint my poems with proper credit. Ideas are a bulletin board in a classroom, library, hospital, nursing home, etc. Thank you!
leaves of bleeding hearts
now gold
so do broken hearts mend
so does grief heal
Autumn grace
Published by Bell’s Letters Poet, SMILE, and WestWard Quarterly.
turning the vase
of flowers
learning
there are
more roses
Published by Bell’s Letters Poet.
H ard work
A nd hope
R ealized, and
V ery grateful
E ternally, with
S ongs
T o sing
HARVEST
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
He that goeth forth and weepeth,
bearing precious seed,
shall doubtless come again with rejoicing,
bringing his sheaves with him.
Psalm 126: 5-6 (KJV)
Ellen Grace Olinger
Journal Notes Blog 