afternoon sun
fills the lamp
on a file cabinet
my study
where I have
read and prayed
through many years
I may read
from a book read
during a difficult time
and now years
have gone by
and I read again
with gratitude
and hope for today
and tomorrow
more colors of blue
in Lake Michigan today
than I can name
the wonder of always learning
dreaming new dreams
Previous posts in my new Lake Michigan series:
Lake Michigan: Seasons and Years
fog, green leaves
and beach grasses
a blue vase
with red carnations
by the window
July 2014
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
tiny leaves
on trees
no prayer
in my heart
too small for God
Ellen Grace Olinger
old weathered trees
in afternoon sun
seem so peaceful
why worry about leaves
not just yet
the sun is longer
and maybe warmer
and the sky is blue
Ellen Grace Olinger
writing and reading
I don’t see the dust
then seeing I remember
and know He does not forget
and understands with Love
For he knoweth our frame;
he remembereth we are dust.
Psalm 103: 14 (KJV)
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Poem: Ellen Grace Olinger
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