When I write posts that review work over a long time – for example, my post yesterday for the Daily Prompt – it is an encouragement to see creativity over time.
Times I have been unable to write I was still growing as a writer. And someone may have been reading a poem from years ago.
the years
that were so hard
and yet
they gave me
my stories
gifts of silence
and beauty
in the middle
of difficult times
unconditional love
are the stronger
memories now
The seasons are an inspiration.
paintings of trees
on old pine walls
quiet music
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin
December 28, 2014
Four Hundred and Two Snails
Haiku Society of America
Members’ Anthology 2018
Nicholas M. Sola, Editor
2022 Review
sometimes
many years
needed to write
a poem
in a few minutes
December 2014
today the sun shines
after much rain
and I think about
art on the walls
and arrangements
how shapes and colors
work together
and also spaces
with nothing more
like a new journal
or blog post
a page of paper
what may yet
be created?
book shelves
with cards on display
a handmade gift
and a few old dishes
decades of life so far
early poems
and new gifts
of trying to write
in a new way
setting aside often
for all the right reasons
and then renewal
over time
not a clue
that blogs were
in my future
and would offer
the world to me
These are garden photos by Karl, from spring and summer this year. I look forward to every day and season. Take good care.
May garden
daffodils bloom
through the night
The begonia planter continues to bloom.
mid-July
daylilies and hosta
tell the time
Lake Michigan – Oostburg, Wisconsin
review is my post from September 1, 2020. This project is about my poetry files, before emails and blogs.
Thank you
Ellen Grace Olinger
Yesterday, I began my review of my poetry files, before email. This has been a goal for awhile.
I know there is a lot to learn there: poems sent for review, a few accepted, and most of all, the feedback from writers and editors. This is all a part of so many years and memories. An hour here, an hour there. Not too much at one time.
Most of all, I want to say thank you to editors who took the time to encourage a new poet. I am always beginning anew. Most of all, with my poems, I try to express in simple language the seasons and daily life through the years. Encouragement.
I have lost touch with some print journals and editors. Often, they were from a generation older than me. I will let go, and I will also save a few notes and old poems. Perhaps create a collage. And some new space in my files for life now.
And thank you. I like that the work I want to save is all here, and lots of informal posts too.
revison is a new poem yesterday at Poems From Psalms And Nature.
Ellen Grace Olinger
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin 