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
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
I am reading poems from Time Of Singing, Volume 48 Number 2, Summer 2021. Lora Homan Zill is the Editor. Ken Gibble is the Contributing Editor for this issue. The photography is by Bobbie Rochow. Wind & Water Press is the publisher, from Conneaut Lake, PA.
These are some of my Fall poems that were published by Time Of Singing (TOS).
how gentle the wind
in predawn rose light
after the harvest moon
I begin October
with small and growing hopes
TOS, Fall 2012
late November
sun fills a glass
for a time
TOS, Fall 2013
my large print Bible
rests on the Thanksgiving tray
the bread of life
reading poetry
my coffee gets cold
guess I made it
for the fragrance
TOS, Fall 2016
Ellen Grace Olinger
small books
from small presses
by my chair
their cover art
design and poems
September days
large bouquet
of chrysanthemums
from the store
this time
Karl and I went to Walmart in Sheboygan yesterday, and then enjoyed a meal at home.
Today I am reading from books I ordered from different small presses. I often read book reviews in journals.
early quiet
morning work
and then sometimes
a phrase for a poem
bright September light
