Tag: Journal Poems

local corn

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local corn
and soybean fields
turning gold
wildflowers
in the yard
and along the roads
September

Ellen Grace Olinger

light

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old garage
in morning light
view from kitchen window

today

clouds and yet
enough light
to fill a jam jar
with the last
of the carnations

from my archives

Image: wpclipart

a walk by the river

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a walk by the river
butterflies and wildflowers
memories of being there
this time last year
after medical appointments
in Sheboygan

I said, “Hello, old friends”
when I saw the trees

Ellen Grace Olinger

Karl took these photos last year. I thought, “It is healing to walk by the river.” Then I realized the river is healing too. Later today, we will review photos from yesterday and share here the next few days.

Kiwanis Park
Sheboygan, Wisconsin

watercolor words

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predawn sky
paints a background
for the new roses
in the blue vase

I watch the light
every day

June’s beautiful
days grew longer
as Spring became
Summer

hosta plants grow
and soon the flowers
will bring hummingbirds

then the wonderful
change to August
and many days
until then

and the light changes
all the time and I often
know by how the light falls
the time, month, season

Hummingbird drawings are courtesy of Reusable Art.

Journal Poem
July 14, 2019
Ellen Grace Olinger

more understanding

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more understanding
as I reread books
on my shelves
and think of loved ones

older now
have weathered a few storms
by God’s grace
and help from others

more work to do
(need to walk more,
get back to book drafts begun)

and always just beginning
with gratitude, hope, faith,
love, beauty . . .

Journal Poem
July 12, 2019

Image credit: wpclipart

Ellen Grace Olinger

blue sky and green trees

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blue sky and green trees
what a comfort
to read near a window
and see the same view
year after year

much has changed
new learning curves
and all I cannot know
though I learn a little more
every day

and sometimes
what is stored
in the heart is enough

Journal Poem
June 26, 2019
Ellen Grace Olinger