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
July to August
Category: Gratitude
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
Notes and Poems – 2
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
grey sky
grey sky
and green trees
red cardinal
on the branch
by my window
Praise
…to give unto them
beauty for ashes,
the oil of joy for mourning,
the garment of praise
for the spirit of heaviness…
from Isaiah 61: 3 (KJV)
quiet poems
pink clouds
over Lake Michigan
as I listen to old hymns
my heart gathers peace
for this day
how small the song
of an unknown bird
quiet memories
paintings of trees
on old pine walls
quiet music
“paintings of trees” was published in Four Hundred and Two Snails, Haiku Society of America Members’ Anthology 2018, edited by Nicholas M. Sola.
Poems by Ellen Grace Olinger
Sunday Drive
Karl and I went for a drive yesterday. Good to see the same roads through the seasons: holiday lights and Winter, new growth in Spring, and how beautiful the light through the green Summer leaves yesterday. Then Autumn . . .
