There are some new posts at Poems From Psalms And Nature (second blog, July 2010 – the present).
I learn more about blogs and design every week, and enjoy creating new posts.
The posts may be older content renewed – larger print now, different images, small revisions in poems, and old poems that seem to last over time. Thank you.
A few examples:
Creative Note: Quiet Christmas Poetry
Rain today. Good to listen and read.
I am reading from The Unexpected Weight: The Haiku Society of America Mentorship Program Anthology 2021. Jay Friedenberg, Editor. Ignatius Fay, Interior Design and Layout.
At POEMS FROM PSALMS AND NATURE, I am working on a new series, that builds upon our series from March 2020 – July 2020. In 2020, the posts were short selections from all 150 Psalms, with pictures. This year I am working with words and themes. One post leads to another. Two recent posts are: my hope and trust (from Psalm 71) and “my hope is in thee” (from Psalm 39). The Psalms may be familiar to some readers and new for others. I let the verses speak for themselves. Universal themes.
I am creating some new posts at Easter And Spring Poetry. Today I wrote about our 2020 series from the Psalms at Poems From Psalms And Nature. Prayers for health and peace.
Thank you and blessings,
Ellen Grace Olinger
A quiet morning. A little snow yesterday, as I read in the afternoon. I am rereading poems from books by Barbara Crooker this weekend.
February Patience is a new poem yesterday at my site, POEMS FROM PSALMS AND NATURE.
FEBRUARY PATIENC E
praying a Psalm
in my small study
trees and sky
the verses bring
beauty and hope
to Winter days
and all days
Ellen Grace Olinger
This week, I wrote three new poems at Poems From Psalms And Nature. The theme is “Grateful Today.”
with art we can keep
what may seem lost
create with faith
the best we can
gifts to receive
and then let go
only for a time
garden perennials
plants and flowers
through the seasons
how welcome the snowdrops
in Spring – daffodils, tulips
and primroses
Summer in our yard
offers daylilies, hosta, goldenrod
hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees
chrysanthemums, coneflowers,
and asters – how wonderful
to grow so well when so much
is past for the year
The Psalms Series 2020: A Summary is a new post at Poems From Psalms And Nature.
This is part of what I wrote:
“The Psalms series this year is one of the projects I think of first, as I reflect upon 2020. The idea was simple: post short selections from the 150 Psalms, with pictures. I worked with the King James Version of the Bible. My study of short poetry forms inspired my presentation for some of the verses.
My thought was that readers can do their own research from here, if they wish. I did not assume that someone already knew the Psalms.
The series was from March 2020 – July 2020. This fall, I worked to summarize the content in different ways.”
God be merciful unto us, and bless us;
and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.
That thy way may be known upon earth,
thy saving health among all nations.
Psalm 67: 1 – 2
Blue & White Floral is courtesy of Reusable Art.
These are photos from the WordPress.com free photo library. I am beginning to recognize the work of a few artists there, and I learn more every week. Inspiration for the seasons.
This year, I also devoted time to research for the 2020 series at Poems From Psalms And Nature: short selections from The Psalms, with pictures. Now I plan to create a page there with links back to the posts, for new readers and all readers. The pictures for the Psalms series are from different sources.
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin 