cold Sunday morning
small new green leaf
on a house plant
Tag: Simple Beauty at Home
grey morning
grey morning
I take my time
and read the poetry
of the garage light
and Winter
quiet poems
pink clouds
over Lake Michigan
as I listen to old hymns
my heart gathers peace
for this day
how small the song
of an unknown bird
quiet memories
paintings of trees
on old pine walls
quiet music
“paintings of trees” was published in Four Hundred and Two Snails, Haiku Society of America Members’ Anthology 2018, edited by Nicholas M. Sola.
Poems by Ellen Grace Olinger
new flowers
new flowers
from a store
in the blue vase
three yellow roses
and three red carnations
one bouquet
and each flower and leaf
has its own space
a painting by the
window on a grey day
February sunroom
We are seeing many plants and flowers on display in stores. It is very cold here, and we buy a few groceries and walk around. We stopped at Caan’s in Sheboygan, to see what plants they are beginning to grow in their large greenhouse. I noted the geraniums. Our poinsettia from there is still beautiful, and we remember when they were growing the poinsettias as well. We bought a Christmas cactus on sale for half-price, that is just beginning to bloom. We are also visiting thrift stores.
At Walmart in Sheboygan, we bought a small tulip planter that is just beginning to form flowers. And fresh flowers there and at Mentink’s Piggly Wiggly in Oostburg. So a lily blooms in the house, along with carnations.
Cold days, with ice floating in Lake Michigan. And Spring in the stores.
the day is young
and no hurry
for Spring
with our
February sunroom
sun fades
sun fades
art on walls
and prints
on bookcases
in frames or
held in place
by some small
treasure
I take care
to preserve
yet also like
the thought
that in a way
each is then
unique to this
time and place
Image: wpclipart
The poem is from April 2015.
Ellen Grace Olinger
Sunday afternoon
I am trying some photos with carnations and small old vases.
October 6, 2019
Ellen Grace Olinger
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin 