P urpose
R evealed
A nd
Y our
E fforts
R enewed
PRAYER
always beauty
after the leaves fall
and the days grow short
holiday lights begin
small town main streets
and country roads
November skies and fields
have a stark and simple
beauty
when winter settles in
for a long time
after Christmas
the light in January
is already changed
from now
Ellen Grace Olinger
The poem is from 2017.
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reading poetry
reading poetry
and watching
a vase of flowers
change
how beautiful
the fading
pink roses
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Acrostic Poem for LETTERS
L ove
E xpressed
T ranscending
T ime
E verlasting
R emembrance of
S ouls
I wrote this poem in 2010.
Gerbera Daisy Plant – August 2016
Ellen Grace Olinger
country roads
country roads
signs of change
in the landscape
and sky
yard overgrown
with plants
for bees
and butterflies
so much can wait
one step at a time
so much gets done
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Ellen Grace Olinger
Favorite Short Poems – 2
new growth
on evergreens
dinner with old friends
SMILE
Summer 2010
late September
and time with old friends
afternoon sun
shines on leaves
turning gold
2011
These two poems were written for friends from Northern Illinois University and Northeastern Illinois University – we stay in touch and I am grateful.
Ellen Grace Olinger
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
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