“This is the day”
and I rejoice
light snow on the garage roof
and the brick path
warm water to wash
breakfast dishes
music and books
home
This is the day which the LORD hath made;
we will rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 118: 24
A new poem to follow my earlier post, Bloganuary prompt for January 15, 2022.
Poems to follow my post, Bloganuary prompt for January 13, 2022.
blue sky and sun
shadows of spruce tree
on snow-covered yard
raindrops
robin in a daylily
garden
lasting a long time
daffodils planted
in loving memory
one red tulip
blooms in the hosta border
time alone with God
reading poetry
in the garden
summer school
“one red tulip” was published in A Moment’s Longing, Haiku Society of America Members’ Anthology 2019, edited by Tanya McDonald.
Ellen Grace Olinger
What do people incorrectly assume about you?
This is a very good question. I wrote in my response to the first question about my strengths and weaknesses: stronger with the language arts than math and science. Collaboration and respect are important. I may contribute well in one area, and you in another; and the project is completed and much better for our teamwork.
Takes time and care to grow a friendship. I am rereading Friends for the Journey by Madeleine L’Engle and Luci Shaw – the book I wrote about in my post, reading from books. They had known each other for twenty-five years when they began the book. And the book jacket says, “In the circle of friendship there is always room for one more . . ” That’s what I love about blogs too – always room for one more.
L ove of literature
I nspires countless
B eautiful hours of
R eading many
A uthors, and sometimes
R ereading beloved books
Y early
LIBRARY acrostic poem
Ellen Grace Olinger
WestWard Quarterly, Fall 2018
Poems to follow my Bloganuary: January 8, 2022 post and Heart Poems post. Thank you.
old photos
on my desk —
bleeding hearts in bloom
seasons repeat
we tell the stories
we are given
more memories
sometimes than
my heart can hold
I select one or two
write a poem
reading a book
on a rainy day
peace in my heart
sometimes we know
a scene so well
we can see and hear
with our hearts
seawall seasons
Publication Credits:
“old photos” was published first in Time Of Singing (1994). Also reprinted with the poems selected for my Poet Profile at The Haiku Foundation. Billie Wilson was editor and helped me with my Profile.
“seasons repeat” has found many homes, including:
* Mayfly, 58, Winter 2015 – Brooks Books Haiku
* tinywords – 4 September 2015
* Charlotte Digregorio’s Writer’s Blog – Daily Haiku: April 2, 2016
* Also selected for my Poet Profile at The Haiku Registry, The Haiku Foundation.
* The Signature Haiku Anthology, Including Senryu and Tanka. Edited by Robert Epstein. Middle Island Press, 2020.
Some poems are gifts.
Ellen Grace Olinger
Poems to follow my Bloganuary: January 8, 2022 post.
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).
another year
has passed since
my mother’s passing
I sit and quietly read
a book she would like too
tiny leaves
on trees
no prayer
in my heart
too small for God
early hours
of quiet and poetry
gardens overflow
and if some Winter
my mind forgets
my heart will know
“tiny leaves” is from my blog and reprinted last year:
Micro-poem by Ellen Grace Olinger – May 1, 2021
Charlotte Digregorio’s Writer’s Blog
What do you like most about your writing?
My writing is from my heart.
Poems to follow my Bloganuary post for today:
before dawn
and careful
not to disturb
the deer – long
Winter for them too
before dawn – March 7, 2015 post
small deer
cross the frontage road
on their own now
“Yesterday – plenty of room for them to be safe, with a small forest on the other side.”
Small Deer – August 6, 2021 post
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin 