reading haiku
all the places we live
all we have in common
My poem was inspired by the Haiku Society of America members anthologies.


reading haiku
all the places we live
all we have in common
My poem was inspired by the Haiku Society of America members anthologies.
morning prayer
water birds flying north
stay close to water
My haiku was first published in SMILE, 67, 2010.
And published in Take-out Window: Haiku Society of America 2014 Members’ Anthology, edited by Gary Hotham.
Previous posts in my new Lake Michigan series:
Lake Michigan: Seasons and Years
Holy week
lily flowers
wait to bloom
sometimes by sight
in my life of faith
apple trees in bloom
Time of Singing (Spring 2014)
Reprinted by Gene Meyers in his column, Celebrating Holy Week with Christian Haiku (2016), at the Haiku Society of America.
“Holy Week” was selected for my Poet Profile page in the Haiku Registry, at The Haiku Foundation.
Haiku are by Ellen Grace Olinger.
peaceful morning
a prayer from childhood
still with me
Ellen Grace Olinger
Bundled Wildflowers, Haiku Society of America 2020 Members’ Anthology. Bryan Rickert, Editor.
paintings of trees
on old pine walls
quiet music
Ellen Grace Olinger
Published in Four Hundred and Two Snails, Haiku Society of America Members’ Anthology 2018, edited by Nicholas M. Sola.
morning prayer
water birds flying north
stay close to water
Published in Take-out Window: Haiku Society of America 2014 Members’ Anthology, edited by Gary Hotham.
My haiku was first published in SMILE, 67, 2010.
Haiku Art Site: Wisconsin, USA
Holy week
lily flowers
wait to bloom
sometimes by sight
in my life of faith
apple trees in bloom
Time Of Singing (Spring 2014)
Reprinted by Gene Meyers in his column, Celebrating Holy Week with Christian Haiku (2016), at the Haiku Society of America.
Ellen Grace Olinger