poems written
in a notebook
a post and perhaps
published again
years later
autumn garden
with the light and rest
some work complete
and always more to do
a new season begins
autumn memories
my mother often quoted
from literature she knew well
the Psalms, Shakespeare, novels
and even later when others
may not have understood
I knew what she was saying
Ellen Grace Olinger
I remembered a few poems this week, and searched for them in my Archives today.
wildflowers grow
by fields of corn
words of poetry
uplift my soul
keep me strong
Queen Anne’s Lace
along the roads
missing my mother
she somehow
seems near
July 17, 2014
home from the store
Queen Anne’s Lace
by fields of corn
July 30, 2021
And I am watching the birch tree in the yard.
there are poems
in the clouds and
sunrise
and light seen
on the garage
from the kitchen
and one yellow leaf
on the birch tree
there are always poems
August 31, 2020
peaceful time
with my blogs
remembrance
by Ellen Grace Olinger
Christmas Haiku by Carol Purington is a new post at Haiku Art Site.
And as I wrote there:
Three New Books by Carol Purington is a beautiful post by her family at Woodslawn Farm. She asked her family to complete this work for her. Excellent work by all.
Please visit Woodslawn Farm for more information.
Short poems from over the seasons and years:
harvested fields
plowed in hope
of Spring
remembrance
Deep calleth unto deep *
filling my heart with hope
greater than my mind
The first line is from Psalm 42 (KJV).
cold
yet from this ground
daffodils will grow
again
small snowdrops
continue to bloom
remembrance
(Spring 2021)
My father was a veteran and history teacher. This year, I am growing a new interest in history. There are so many ways to learn.
Veterans Day 2021
Prayers for peace . . .
Christmas songs
and memories . . .
Amy Grant’s music
I am listening to Icon Christmas by Amy Grant. Three of the songs are Jingle Bells, Breath Of Heaven (Mary’s Song), and Silent Night.
Silent Night also brings back memories of my Swedish grandmother and my mother.
Garden journal photo by Karl – Christmas 2018
L ove
E xpressed
T ranscending
T ime
E verlasting
R emembrance of
S ouls
LETTERS
From my Acrostic Poems page
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.
a small card
in a devotional book
from a thrift store
words of encouragement
from one person to another
I keep the card with the book
and its history today
and tomorrow
From my site, Poems From Psalms And Nature
The card is a watercolor painting and gift from Charles A. Waugaman (1932 – 2010). All Rights Reserved. Still Life Arrangement by Ellen. Photo by Karl.
ordering
a Christmas wreath
for my parents’ graves
even though I know
they are not there
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin 