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.
These are poems from May posts last year, that seem to work well in one post this morning.
Yesterday, we saw that the new lilies Karl planted last year are growing again.
late May garden
more poems than I could
ever write
roses by the window
fill with sunlight
new morning
clouds and sky
forget-me-nots bloom
here and there
breakfast and music
when a song begins
I know the words
Amazing Grace
primroses growing
from garden to lawn
deep decades of roots
strengthen my faith
for new dreams
“breakfast and music” is also from POEMS FROM PSALMS AND NATURE.
“primroses growing” was published in SMILE, 2012. An old poem that is still true.
forsythia
by the garage
and cedar fence
green and yellow
in the day’s light
by Ellen Grace Olinger
I am reading Luci Shaw’s new book, Angels Everywhere: Poems (2022, Paraclete Press). I have been reading her poetry and prose for decades.
This morning, I reviewed some of the poems I posted this Winter. These are a few new poems from 2021 – 2022. I enjoyed the Bloganuary challenge in January.
small town park
seems larger now
no swings on the sets
and no people
bright cold day
Veterans Park
Oostburg, Wisconsin
December 29, 2021
sunrise
room on the shelf
for another journal
small steps
one day at a time
sparrows in the yard
old books
new again
evergreens
tall trees still
in the small garden
yesterday and today
as the light changes
and creates new pictures
Photos by Karl – April 2013
looking at trees
I remember prayers
of friends
My haiku was published at Poems From Psalms And Nature on May 16, 2012. Reprinted in the book, The Helping Hand Haiku Anthology (Including Senryu, Tanka, and Haiga). Edited by Robert Epstein (2020, Middle Island Press). Karl and I also reprinted the poem in Quiet Christmas Poetry (2014). I am reading from the anthology today.
Snow in the gardens today. These are poems from this time of year here in Wisconsin.
blue sky
with cotton clouds
snowdrops
snow after snowdrops
and a glimpse of Spring
Wisconsin gardens
daffodils bloom first
west of our great lake
and plants grow here too
country graves
silk flowers bloom
by the stones
colder Spring
yet the snowdrops
twice as many
hope shines
on the hillside
a few daffodils
April in Wisconsin
Garden Journal
April 14, 2020
Photo by Karl
Here are a few examples for March.
early March
snow covers the ground
and it is cold
yet evergreen branches
on tall weathered trees sing
in light morning winds
and tell a different story
early Spring
in the yard
near the house
daylilies begin
to grow
early morning
and wondering
how best to work
Karl calls to me –
first robin in the yard
small snowdrops
continue to bloom
remembrance
Lent begins
and Spring soon
love, hope
and prayers
“Lent begins” is a new poem yesterday at Short Holiday Poems (large print version).
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin 