Short Journal Poems – Journal Notes Blog

snow in the fields

snow in the fields
and resting on branches
winter in Wisconsin

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

sunny morning
with no wind
the quiet image
of orange daylilies
in bloom

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

reading haiku
the generous new growth
of evergreens

Ellen Grace Olinger