Ellen Grace Olinger
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“Fringed gentian”
I wrote these two poems earlier this year:
reading poems
by Emily Dickinson
flowers I know too
reading poems by Emily
a new flower for me –
the gentian
“Hydrangea BW”
“Hydrangea”
now that I know
their name
I see them everywhere
hydrangeas
Poems are by Ellen Grace Olinger.
A red tulip in Spring garden light – May 2015
Lake Michigan in Wisconsin – May 2016
By the garage – May 2017
Honeysuckle by Lake Michigan – June 2018
Ellen Grace Olinger
Oostburg, Wisconsin
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
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
summer
early sun fills
a bouquet of flowers
summer sun
thrift store bowl painted
with leaves and fruit
Haiku are by Ellen Grace Olinger.
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin
Images: Reusable Art
as if they could
store the sun
small blankets
on a chair
add color to
the scene
as they await
to warm
another time
Ellen Grace Olinger
Black and White Floral Border is courtesy of Reusable Art.
Free Floral Image is courtesy of Reusable Art.
Giant Sunflower Drawing is also courtesy of Reusable Art.
sometimes
many years
needed to write
a poem
in a few minutes
I may think about something for a long time, write a few notes, and then a poem seems to write itself. Reading many authors also is a great help, and practice. Always learning.
Ellen Grace Olinger
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