in some ways
in some ways
I felt older than I was
my health
family caregiver
now that I am old
those years
give me strength
New poem today
Ellen Grace Olinger
early June morning
early June morning
pelicans fly over the water
a deer walks through the yard
new carnations
in an old glass vase
by the window
poinsettia and lily plants
placed by the back patio door
only yesterday
and still in the house
new green
on evergreen branches
an image loved for years
the small new growth
and lilacs bloom
Journal Poem
June 6, 2019
Ellen Grace Olinger
The carnation is courtesy of wpclipart.
Four Photos
Honeysuckle blooms by Lake Michigan – June 2018
Peony – early July 2018
Lake Michigan – July 2017
Easter lily- April 2019
PHOTOS BY ELLEN GRACE OLINGER
light reaches branches
light reaches branches
on old tall trees
Easter sunrise
Image: wpclipart
Two New Poems – April 2019
BOOKS
there was a time
when the book
did not exist
perhaps in the
writer’s heart and
mind
yet still the process
to create for others
to read in some form
there was a time
when the reader
did not know
the book exists
yet once found
is read and reread
treasured forever
among many books
“GIVE US THIS DAY”
healthy food
and more exercise
as the weather
is more like Spring
blood pressure monitor
on my desk and
mail from Medicare
on the kitchen table
Spring appointments
on my calendar
and grateful for care
both kind and good
poetry in the mail too
and a shelf of memoirs
from thrift stores to read
food for the soul
Give us this day our daily bread.
Matthew 6: 11 (KJV)
Ellen Grace Olinger
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin
Image credit: wpclipart
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