journals and books

Written by Ellen Grace Olinger

floral-card

found an old journal
more blessings noted
than I knew

And some older favorites:

time with old friends
poems in a journal
from years ago

stack of art books
not needing to read today
just need them there

looking at trees
I remember prayers
of friends

raindrops
line
the windows
words
in
my
notebooks

reading poetry
my coffee gets cold
guess I made it
for the fragrance

books on the shelf
supported by each other
kindness of friends

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The Floral Card is courtesy of Free Vintage Art.

Poems are by Ellen Grace Olinger.

12 thoughts on “journals and books”

  1. I do like this:

    reading poetry
    my coffee gets cold
    guess I made it
    for the fragrance

    I laughed when I read it — that experience is familiar around here, too. And what smells better than coffee in the morning?

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  3. What a great assortment, Ellen. I especially like the art books because I just discovered a box of my aunt’s art books and journals…from when she was in 6th and 7th grade! What a delightful look at her childhood.

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  5. Your discovery of old journals and old favourites and the renewal you find in them makes me think of Lamentations 3:22–23. We say things are old but they are really new, every morning, every time we look at them.

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