Favorite Short Poems – Journal Notes Blog

LENT acrostic poem

L ove
E verlasting
N ot
T emporary

You may be interested in my site, Easter And Spring Poetry, where I also posted this poem today.

The photos are courtesy of wpclipart.

Ellen Grace Olinger

stack of art books
not needing to read today
just need them there

The images are from the Alphabets & Letters category at Reusable Art.

A few petunias
snapdragons, gold and white mums
the robins are gone.

Holding in my heart
as days become cold and dark
robins will return.

PEGASUS (1994)

Ellen Grace Olinger

Prayer plant
awakening

so quiet

I listen

Published in HUMMINGBIRD, Magazine of the Short Poem (2001).

Ellen Grace Olinger

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

S ilence
E nlivens
A nd
S olitude
O pens
N ew thoughts

To everything there is a season,
and a time to every purpose
under the heaven . . .

Ecclesiastes 3: 1 (KJV)

SEASON and the Bible verse from Ecclesiastes are from our large print book, Quiet Christmas Poetry.

Ellen Grace Olinger