sunrise . . .
small branch growing
from the old tree trunk
October 2011
many sparrows play
in evergreen trees
perfect harmony
October 2012
cold
Lake Michigan winds
a tiny bird
seeks shelter
by the kitchen window
November 2013

sunrise . . .
small branch growing
from the old tree trunk
October 2011
many sparrows play
in evergreen trees
perfect harmony
October 2012
cold
Lake Michigan winds
a tiny bird
seeks shelter
by the kitchen window
November 2013
new garden
in October
Autumn light
mid-October
enough change
to inspire thoughts
of November
October 2015
small evergreen branch
apart from its tree
caught by and adding green
to a birch tree branch
with few gold leaves
November 2015
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