names and addresses
for dear friends
no longer on earth
old address book
not yet written
in the overflowing book
cards and envelopes
with last known
addresses
still wanting to remember
what may no longer
be current – places I was
people I knew
Time of Singing Spring 2018
“not yet written” and “still wanting to remember” were also published in All the Way Home: Aging in Haiku (2019). Edited by Robert Epstein. Middle Island Press; West Union, WV.
reading memoirs
and then the view
outside today
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin
February 23, 2015
All the Way Home: Aging in Haiku
Edited by Robert Epstein
Middle Island Press, 2019
old books from thrift stores
with their art and history
someone’s name or a library
from a place far away
with an old card
a note written in the book
to encourage someone
or a gift for a special day
books that are new for me
and to read today
My poems in this post are from my 2012 Archives.
A ppreciate
P oetry
R ead and write
I nspire and
L isten!
Acrostic poem for APRIL
Winter becomes Spring
once again
poetry
sunset becomes night
dawn, then day
poetry
despair becomes hope
once again
poetry
the mind settles
into a new peace
poetry
words find their
shape on a page
poetry
Poems from February 2021:
February garden
light on evergreens
covered with snow
I still know the words
from songs long ago
kitchen window
sun on the snowbank
by the garage
sun on the snowbank
where peonies and daylilies
will grow and bloom
old and new
music in the yard
bird songs
And this morning:
Winter gardens
poems with many meanings
what is past
all that is here today
and hope . . .
There is a Bird Images category at Reusable Art.
Where do you go when you need solitude?
My first thought when I read this prompt was my small study on the second floor. The window over my desk looks at the yard and garage. Trees, sky, seasons. Many poems through the years. I also enjoy early mornings, a chair by a window in the sunroom, and then work by the kitchen window.
Prayer and poetry. Art in different forms.
And solitude in my heart – perhaps a verse memorized. To keep solitude with me, to create some reserves. I have experienced the benefit of this in care settings, as both caregiver and patient. Some reserves of rest and strength in my heart. Simple daily life.
Be still, and know that I am God . . .
From Psalm 46: 10
Write about something mysterious.
M any
I nspiring
D ays
W onderful and
E ver more
S ure of my
T rust in His plan
Acrostic poem for MIDWEST
clouds and yet
enough light
to fill a jam jar
with the last
of the carnations
different shapes
of the rose bush
and lilacs in the yard
they grew towards
the light
Laker in the Mist – Lake Michigan
January 2012 – Photo by Karl
Snowdrops in the Garden
April 2019 – Photo by Karl
Garden Rose
July 2019 – Photo by Karl
Garden Lilies and Ferns
July 2018 – Photo by Karl
Poems are by Ellen Grace Olinger.
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin 