My small study on the second floor is my view of the seasons when I read print journals and books. A comfortable chair, a lamp, a desk by the window, a plant, and a bookcase. File cabinets. The back yard is the view – sky, clouds, light, trees, birds. The lamp was a gift from Karl and has a small table and place for books.

This morning, I thought I’d see if over time a collection that pictures the seasons has grown. I post in an everyday way here. For this post, I reviewed my archives from January 2020 – August 2020.

new day
in my older life
sun on evergreens

January 8, 2020

winter storm Sunday
a day to read poems
and enjoy the images,
language, and craft
with my heart

From February 9, 2020

Monday afternoon
in March
sun fills a bookcase
from my father

From March 29, 2020

grey sky
mourning dove
on a birch tree branch

time with the Psalms
a dove on the branch
pictures a poem

April 28, 2020

evergreen branches
with grey clouds
and blue sky
praying the Psalms

From May 11, 2020

trees have grown
and summer is here
the view where I read
is more green than sky

From June 22, 2020

July days go by
this year’s leaves
in sun and wind

July 30, 2020

reading a poem
or two from a new book *
and the sky, wind,
and trees in the yard
almost September

* The Generosity: Poems by Luci Shaw (2020, Paraclete Press)

Luci Shaw has published two books with Paraclete Press.

August 29, 2020

Poems in this post are by Ellen Grace Olinger.

Thy statutes have been my songs
in the house of my pilgrimage.

Psalm 119: 54 (KJV)

Thank you