late May garden
in the early morning
a time I know well
colors of primroses
and forget me nots
ferns grow tall
today
plants grow
in the gardens
gifts from those
who were here before
and bless today
Memorial Day 2022
Vintage Fern Drawing is courtesy of Reusable Art.
books and music
from over the years
live on these shelves
even if I don’t
reread or listen again
somehow their
healing influence
is in these words
by Ellen Grace Olinger
The Haiku Way To Healing: Illness, Injury and Pain (Including Senryu, Tanka and Haiga). Edited by Robert Epstein, 2022. Middle Island Press, West Union, WV.
I reprinted my three poems from this anthology on February 2, 2023.
A poem about our home library goes well with my haiku yesterday about books from our Oostburg Public Library
Pair of Daisies and Tulip Garden are courtesy of Reusable Art.
more colors
in the gardens
forget me nots
beautiful
with primroses
forget me nots
reading haiku
seasons of the year
seasons of life
Inspired by the Haiku Society of America members anthologies.
reading haiku
the generous new growth
of evergreens
Charlotte Digregorio’s Writer’s Blog
Daily Haiku: June 21, 2019
Poems in this post are by Ellen Grace Olinger.
Compassion International offers a Gift Catalog. In honor of Mother’s Day this year, Karl and I sent a general gift for Art Classes. Perhaps a gift for Music Lessons for Father’s Day.
old books
print small and
sometimes faded
words live in my heart
The Psalms have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember.
This is a haiku from July 24, 2012, and other posts over the years.
Deep calleth unto deep *
filling my heart with hope
greater than my mind
* The first line of my poem is from Psalm 42: 7 (KJV).
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin 