soon the show
will begin
with new light
and colors
sunrise
Journal Poem
Ellen Grace Olinger
I like the idea of pages and frames, with room for new ideas. What wonderful creativity may be in store? What new blessings does this day hold? Simply sitting here is a blessing . . .
Grapes & Leaves Scrapbook Page Template is courtesy of Free Vintage Art.
Very Vintage Page Frame is courtesy of Reusable Art.
The pattern of clouds is beautiful, with plenty of room for light. No wind, branches are still.
June 2
I watch the sky
wait for the sun
Journal Poem
June 2, 2019
Ellen Grace Olinger
grey-blue clouds
more light and colors
gentle May day
Ellen Grace Olinger
more hours of light
this time in May
I look up often
from the page
I am reading
yes, this window now
the shape of light
on the wall
and later another way
as the day begins to end
the night –
and then predawn
and watching again
An old poem:
predawn
and watching
the sky grow light
gift of another day
to read and write
Ellen Grace Olinger
morning clouds
and here and there
enough light for the lily
Ellen Grace Olinger
One year, we bought an Easter Lily that had lived in a store for awhile. The shape showed how it reached for light. A nice memory, to bring the plant home, and watch it bloom.
April 2017
Ellen Grace Olinger
One day this week, I was reading and then saw a beautiful reflection of icicles on the wall and March calendar, our month of Spring (March 20). I note the image here, and perhaps can write the poem another day.
Two books of poetry I am reading these days are by Luci Shaw.
The books are:
Sea Glass: New & Selected Poems (2016, WordFarm)
and Eye of the Beholder: Poems (2018, Paraclete Press).
You can learn more about these books and others at Luci Shaw’s New Releases page. I’ve been reading her poetry and prose for years.
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin 