P urpose
R evealed
A nd
Y our
E fforts
R enewed
* * *
Post updated on July 1, 2013, with a new picture.
Photo by Karl.
Blessings, Ellen
Author: Ellen Grace Olinger
"He hath made every thing beautiful in his time..."
From Ecclesiastes 3:11a (KJV).
Acrostic For REST With Matthew 11: 28
R estore
E ncourage
S ing
T rust God
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11: 28 (KJV)
Migration – Spring Tanka
skeins of geese flying
to our neighbor Canada
a brand new chapter…
books arriving in the mail
songs of beauty and courage
*Published in Bell’s Letters Poet (2011).*
Acrostic Poem for SEASON – With Verse From Ecclesiastes
“To everything there is a season,
and a time to every purpose under the heaven”
Ecclesiastes 3:1 (KJV)
S ilence
E nlivens
A nd
S olitude
O pens
N ew thoughts
Image is a sample from Renaissance Design,
courtesy of doverpublications.com.
Spring Tanka
gardens growing
long before we came here
how deep the roots
must be and decades old
planted in God’s earth
image: courtesy of antiqueclipart.com
late afternoon sun
late afternoon sun
shines into my little
study longer
another Spring
is given
a new river of
poems begins to flow
as I grow older
still reading by natural light
late afternoon sun
Port Washington Harbor
All photos by Karl Olinger.
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin 