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.
Yesterday, I posted November Wisconsin Countryside, that was published by SMILE (out of print). Today I searched for other poems that appeared in this journal, created by Joyce M. Johnson. I appreciate how I can SEARCH the blog for posts that relate to a theme. Could be a season, garden journal, my study window; and in this post, SMILE and a few other publications.
gulls lifting
from the sand
corn an inch tall
SMILE (2009, 2010) and BELL’S LETTERS POET (2010)
primroses growing
from garden to lawn
deep decades of roots
strengthen my faith
for new dreams
SMILE, 2012
reading the poets
of my parents’
generation
their voices
return
SMILE, 2010
They Gave Us Life: Celebrating Mothers, Fathers & Others in Haiku, edited by Robert Epstein (2017, Middle Island Press).
morning prayer
water birds flying north
stay close to water
SMILE, 67, 2010
Take-out Window: Haiku Society of America 2014 Members’ Anthology, edited by Gary Hotham.
First real snow
last night
My heart lifts
January light
SMILE (WINTER 2000-01); and reprinted in SMILE (FALL/WINTER 2009-10).
Monday
and planning
the week
what will grow
what should rest
WestWard Quarterly – Fall, 2016
leaves of bleeding hearts
now gold
so do broken hearts mend
so does grief heal
Autumn grace
Over time: Bell’s Letters Poet, SMILE, and WestWard Quarterly
fragrance of leaves
in the gardens
what good friends
we became
as we grew older
Published online:
Charlotte Digregorio’s Writer’s Blog
August 8, 2020
A book:
They Gave Us Life: Celebrating Mothers, Fathers & Others in Haiku. Edited by Robert Epstein. Middle Island Press, 2017.
A poetry print journal:
Time of Singing – Volume 46, Fall 2019
roses in the sun
some ending
some beginning
and some in full bloom
good to grow older
Poem from my archives – written in 2012.
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
Ellen Grace Olinger
I am happy and honored that my poem from this blog was published in a new anthology. The book is available at Amazon.
All the Way Home:
Aging in Haiku
Edited by
Robert Epstein
Middle Island Press
West Union WV
fragrance of leaves
in the gardens
what good friends
we became
as we grew older
From They Gave Us Life: Celebrating Mothers, Fathers & Others in Haiku; Edited by Robert Epstein (2017, Middle Island Press).
Poem by Ellen Grace Olinger
we hold the door
for older people
memories of Mom
Ellen Grace Olinger
This poem was published in a new book:
They Gave Us Life: Celebrating Mothers, Fathers & Others in Haiku; Edited by Robert Epstein (2017, Middle Island Press).
You can see a picture of the beautiful cover art by Ron Moss, and read the press release here.
Charlotte Digregorio wrote a generous review: Daily Haiku Special: Dec. 2, 2017. “This book is a treasure.”
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin 