We enjoy buying flower bouquets when we go to a store. As bouquets fade, we create new arrangements.
fog, green leaves
and beach grasses
a blue vase
with red carnations
by the window
trimming the stems
of carnations
and giving them
fresh water
October sun
late Summer garden
and the lake in sun
blessings of friendship
2014
brown ferns
and daylily leaves
rest on the ground
in Autumn sun
late September yard
2020
early morning
light on an old painting
in a new place
And I remember an older poem.
rearranging
art on the walls
cards, and small gifts
from friends
I see them anew
rice, beans
and spinach
with olive oil
sun on the old path
poetry
the day changes
with light and seasons
Autumn soon
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
