Last year I wrote (and shared poems):
My father was a veteran and history teacher. This year, I am growing a new interest in history. There are so many ways to learn. Prayers for peace . . .
I have continued to learn more about history. There are so many stories to honor and respect. My parents had “big picture faith.”
Jan Karon’s novels are excellent. I discovered The Mitford Museum site. The museum is in Hudson, NC and was founded by Jan Karon. The beautiful site includes more information and an online store.
sometimes when I pray
before a meal, I remember
my grandmother’s prayers
in Swedish, and her voice
poems written
in a notebook
a post and perhaps
published again
years later
autumn garden
with the light and rest
some work complete
and always more to do
a new season begins
autumn memories
my mother often quoted
from literature she knew well
the Psalms, Shakespeare, novels
and even later when others
may not have understood
I knew what she was saying
Ellen Grace Olinger
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
August 31, 2020
L ove
E ternal
A nd
F orever
LEAF
September 10, 2021
reading poetry
gold leaf in sun
September 16, 2022
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin
spruce tree branches
by the windows
each day a painting
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin
September 14, 2020
WestWard Quarterly, Winter 2021
2022 Review – I am memorizing the sequence of poems as I create these posts. Perhaps for a chapbook in the next year or two. How do poems from over the years work together? I also hope to remember the journals and editors. And a cover art photo by Karl . . .
S eason of
U plifting
M usings and
M emories
E ternally
R eal
SUMMER
A dore with no need for a moment to
U nderstand this beauty
T rust and
U nderline with words, painting, photo . . . this
M oment
N ow and always
AUTUMN
W onderful time of
I nspiration and
N ew books
T o
E njoy
R eading
WINTER
S pring
P romises
R enewal
I nspiration and
N ew
G rowth
SPRING
Poems by Ellen Grace Olinger
Images from wpclipart
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin 