August begins
and I remember
poems
rarely at your grave —
geranium blooms freely
on your workshop stool
autumn leaves
the caregiver finds time
to rest
“rarely at your grave” has been published over the years:
Modern Haiku, Fall 1996
Ellen Olinger – Three Questions Series, 2010
Edited by Curtis Dunlap
Charlotte Digregorio’s Writer’s Blog
Daily Haiku: July 11, 2017
“autumn leaves” was the Daily Haiku for August 14, 2019.
Charlotte Digregorio’s Writer’s Blog
I began Large Print Poems in August 2020. Sometimes I reprint new poems from this site there. Three examples:
goldenrod sunrise
hosta and orange lilies
praise for this day
home from the store
Queen Anne’s Lace
by fields of corn
This is the day which the LORD hath made;
we will rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 118: 24
water
for the begonia
and hosta petals
on the lawn
small vase of daylilies
for the sunroom
goldenrod grows tall
above the windowsill
bees, butterflies, and
hummingbirds visit
by the windows
early morning
and as I watch
the dawn arrive
I look at the clock
and then the sky
time to watch
the light more closely
also the birch tree
which always offers
the first gold leaf
of the year
Ellen Grace Olinger
July 30, 2017
calendar
by my computer
with all kinds of notes
handwritten cards sent
health care appointments
and record of progress
work continues
I look back
and I look forward
blessings of today
a painting
every morning
tree branches
with new growth
and sky
with all the ways
life can change
still they bloom
every year
daylilies and hosta
Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning . . .
From Psalm 143: 8
there are poems
in the clouds and
sunrise
and light seen
on the garage
from the kitchen
and one yellow leaf
on the birch tree
there are always poems
Yesterday’s post: Creative Notes and Poems
