Tag: Modern Haiku

August begins

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August begins
and I remember
poems

rarely at your grave —
geranium blooms freely
on your workshop stool

autumn leaves
the caregiver finds time
to rest

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“rarely at your grave” has been published over the years:

Modern Haiku, Fall 1996

Ellen Olinger – Three Questions Series, 2010
Edited by Curtis Dunlap

Charlotte Digregorio’s Writer’s Blog
Daily Haiku: July 11, 2017

“autumn leaves” was the Daily Haiku for August 14, 2019.
Charlotte Digregorio’s Writer’s Blog

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rain

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rain
and blessed
by poetry journals
in the mail
and on my shelves
that I was not able
to read before

I received the new frogpond The Journal of the Haiku Society of America; and Modern Haiku An Independent Journal of Haiku and Haiku Studies.

Some poets I’ve read for years, and I am always interested to read new writers, and learn about books through reviews. Also interested to see all the ways we share our work – blogs, journals (print and online), books (new and used). More than I can read now, and have learned to trust the right time for different ways to learn and create. I caught up around the house a little this week, and that was creative too.

Ellen Grace Olinger

another autumn

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another autumn
still happy with the art
on my study walls

old paintings
words from my parents
still encourage me

catching up a little
with haiku journals
another autumn

Examples:

The Heron’s Nest where tradition and innovation meet and complement each other

Modern Haiku An Independent Journal of Haiku and Haiku Studies

frogpond The Journal of the Haiku Society of America

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Garden Journal
October 2018

Ellen Grace Olinger

reading poetry

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reading poetry
and watching the sky
tomorrow is March

and we will remember
this February
for a long time

the harsh weather
and difficult days
in different ways

yet also the great blessings
the pipes that did not freeze
shelter, warmth, internet

sunrises and sunsets
longer days
another sunrise

the beauty of this day

Today I am reading and rereading poems from The Book of Kells (2019, Cascade Books) by Barbara Crooker. Please visit her books page for more information.

I also plan to spend more time with Modern Haiku, An Independent Journal of Haiku and Haiku Studies (Volume 50.1, Winter – Spring 2019). Paul Miller is Editor, since 2013.

Ellen Grace Olinger