lilac bushes
with fading leaves
in Fall sun
beautiful today
with no worries
about whether or not
they will bloom
again
Poem from October 2014 – times I can create, times I need to rest and be patient. Good care, one day at a time.
Category: Encouragement
old poem still new
predawn
and watching
the sky grow light
gift of another day
to read and write
Creative Note: Time Of Singing poetry journal
I am reading poems from Time Of Singing, Volume 48 Number 2, Summer 2021. Lora Homan Zill is the Editor. Ken Gibble is the Contributing Editor for this issue. The photography is by Bobbie Rochow. Wind & Water Press is the publisher, from Conneaut Lake, PA.
These are some of my Fall poems that were published by Time Of Singing (TOS).
how gentle the wind
in predawn rose light
after the harvest moon
I begin October
with small and growing hopes
TOS, Fall 2012
late November
sun fills a glass
for a time
TOS, Fall 2013
my large print Bible
rests on the Thanksgiving tray
the bread of life
reading poetry
my coffee gets cold
guess I made it
for the fragrance
TOS, Fall 2016
Ellen Grace Olinger
small books
small books
from small presses
by my chair
their cover art
design and poems
First Christmas Letter
Karl and I sponsor a child with Compassion International. He is four years old and lives with his family in Mexico. We received a form to write a Christmas letter, to add to our gift online. This week we wrote a short note, to say Merry Christmas to the child and his family. Translation takes time, and then the delivery of letters.
We also correspond through email at Compassion International. We have worked with them for years, and have also sponsored children in Kenya and Peru. It is also possible to help without being a sponsor. Their commitment is to make sure every child in their program receives a Christmas gift, whether or not they have a sponsor.
I am also thinking a lot about veterans, including my father and others in our families.
Encouragement
how quickly
another generation
grows
seems I only
looked away
for a moment
how good their work
how beautiful their art
These two poems are from my archives.
only now beginning
to find my place and poems
late-blooming rose
from the bush
planted long before
we came here
And what beautiful colors this time of year.
calendar
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
