all the more yellow
because of grey skies
daffodils
forsythia
dandelions

May 2011

by grace we try
to keep a promise
finish a project
monarch butterflies
back in Wisconsin

May 2012

sunrise
in early May
tiny bird sings
on the branch
of budding lilacs

May 2012

sharing our stories
lilies of the valley
grow from one
garden to
another

May 2013

Spring’s steady pace . . .
warmth of daffodils
in Sheboygan

May 2014

sunrise
daffodils bowed by rain
recover

May 2015

New peonies, daylilies, and forysthia by the driveway – May 2016

Forget-me-nots – May 2017

and now
many gifts
to see and offer
with grace
a new Spring
2019

Ellen Grace Olinger