THOUGHTS OF A FRIEND
for Charles A. Waugaman
Thoughts of a friend
Who always loved and grew
I wonder . . . Has the sky
ever been this beautiful a blue?
* * * * * * *
fragrance of leaves
in the gardens
what good friends
we became
as we grew older
for Enola and Harold Borgh
* * * * * * *
new growth
on evergreens
dinner with old friends
for friends from NIU and NEIU
* * * * * * *
home from mailing
poetry notes
monarch butterfly
greets me
at the back door
beloved penpals and now blogging friends too!
* * * * * * *
sunrise
river of light
along the evergreens
the friends who stayed
you know who you are and I love you
* * * * * * *
after many
good conversations
one bird
sings the day
to sunset
in honor of family gatherings
reading the poets
of my parents’
generation
their voices
return
authors through the generations…could not live without them!
Photos of forget-me-nots by Karl in 2011.
I posted these poems on this blog and/or Poems From Psalms And Nature. http://elingrace.wordpress.com
Print journal credits:
“Thoughts of a friend” was published in TIME OF SINGING (Spring, 2011). www.timeofsinging.com
“reading the poets” and “new growth” were published in SMILE (Summer 2010). This is a large print journal with a special outreach to “shut-ins” and nursing homes. My mother was in their “Circle of Roses” for prayer for years.
Grateful. Ellen
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin 
How lovely. Each poem is a piece of joy.
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Dear Kris, Thank you for your lovely words.
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They are all so nice, I couldn’t even pick a favorite.
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Hi Sandy, Thank you, so kind!
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Wonderful words–and I LOVE Forget-me-nots!! Have a much-blessed day, Ellen.
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Hi Caddo, Thank you so much. The blue of the forget-me-nots! We let them grow everywhere and spread as they wish.
Blessings back to you and everyone as always…
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Each poem is a delight to read!
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Dear Asni, I’m happy you enjoyed the poems! Thank you, Ellen
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Very beautiful and the ‘friends who stayed’, well that one brought tears to my eyes.
Thank you, Ellen, for your beautiful words.
Kathleen
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Dear Kathleen, You are welcome, and I am so grateful you shared your beautiful thoughts.
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Hi. I like the poem about the Monarch butterfly. It is like a poetry note itself! Jane
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Thanks, Jane! Maybe I’ll make some notecards with my poems some day.
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Hi Ellen. I love the bird, singing the day to sunset. Jane
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Hi Jane, The bird was a gift, that very busy day! Thanks, Ellen
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