afternoon sun
fills the lamp
on a file cabinet
my study
where I have
read and prayed
through many years
I may read
from a book read
during a difficult time
and now years
have gone by
and I read again
with gratitude
and hope for today
and tomorrow
L ove
E ternal
A nd
F orever
LEAF
light falls
through yellow maple leaves
the mercy of God
“light falls” was my poem in Full of Moonlight: Haiku Society of America 2016 Members’ Anthology, edited by David Grayson.
Also published by Charlotte Digregorio’s Writer’s Blog
Daily Haiku: Aug. 21, 2019
Ellen Grace Olinger
This week, I wrote three new poems at Poems From Psalms And Nature. The theme is “Grateful Today.”
with art we can keep
what may seem lost
create with faith
the best we can
gifts to receive
and then let go
only for a time
garden perennials
plants and flowers
through the seasons
how welcome the snowdrops
in Spring – daffodils, tulips
and primroses
Summer in our yard
offers daylilies, hosta, goldenrod
hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees
chrysanthemums, coneflowers,
and asters – how wonderful
to grow so well when so much
is past for the year
small books
from small presses
by my chair
their cover art
design and poems
poetry books
not read for a time
now I read poems
by one poet here
another there
H ard work
A nd hope
R ealized, and
V ery grateful
E ternally, with
S ongs
T o sing
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed,
shall doubtless come again with rejoicing,
bringing his sheaves with him.
Psalm 126: 5-6 (KJV)
My acrostic for HARVEST from August 29, 2010 is a favorite poem. Thank you.
fresh water
for flowers in the blue vase
fragrance of carnations
