Ellen Grace Olinger
Three Poems From The Archives
tree branches
bowed to the ground
seemingly half-broken
covered with new leaves
my notebook of prayers
March 2017
answers to prayers
I did not know to pray
verses of Psalms
April 2017
as if they could
store the sun
small blankets
on a chair
add color to
the scene
as they await
to warm
another time
June 2017
I began Journal Notes Blog in March 2017, and thought it would be interesting to review and reprint a few poems.
driving home
driving home
on different roads
and streets
these trees are taller
I remember places
that only exist in photos
and memories now
and then
the beauty
of today
beautiful with
and without flowers
vase from my mother
reading
on a Sunday afternoon
I remember poems
about the language arts
R est
E ducate
A dmire
D ream
I nspire
N ew
G oals
READING
L ove of literature
I nspires countless
B eautiful hours of
R eading many
A uthors, and sometimes
R ereading beloved books
Y early
LIBRARY
WestWard Quarterly, Fall 2018
reading haiku
the generous new growth
of evergreens
Charlotte Digregorio’s Writer’s Blog
Daily Haiku: June 21, 2019
older now
used books settle
in their new home
All the Way Home: Aging in Haiku (2019)
Edited by Robert Epstein
Middle Island Press
West Union, WV
Poems are by Ellen Grace Olinger.
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thoughts of a friend
who always loved and grew
I wonder . . . Has the sky
ever been this beautiful a blue?
for Charles A. Waugaman (1932 – 2010)
Time of Singing poetry journal
Spring 2011
As with Modern Haiku, I learned of Time of Singing from a Poet’s Market book years ago. Charles was editor of Time Of Singing at that time, and published my haiku and other poems. Grateful to all.
sun on a vase
from my mother’s home
in the room where I write
she often asked,
“Are you writing?”
I wrote and posted this poem yesterday, with a different photo, at my primary site, Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin. And I enjoyed some time at the WordPress.com free photo library.
flowers and leaves
in light wind
and sun . . .
new beginnings
at any age
My pace is slower now, older now. Some life chapters are well in the past, and yet creativity renews, with care and time. I have known an academic career in education, chronic illness, caregiving, volunteer work, and the history we all share. Grateful.
By God’s grace, and help from many people, my art grows through difficult times. I look for beauty every day. And some days I simply need to rest. My goal with my blogs is to offer hope. Thank you. Ellen Grace Olinger
Journal Notes Blog 