afternoon sun
fills the lamp
on a file cabinet
my study
where I have
read and prayed
through many years
I may read
from a book read
during a difficult time
and now years
have gone by
and I read again
with gratitude
and hope for today
and tomorrow
on time as always
light in my study
through the seasons
rest and reflections
books to read
and blessings to count
Summer in my soul
tree branches
and orange lilies
across the yard
by the garage
July study window
This post continues from Small Study Poems and Seasons – 1 and Study Poems and Seasons – 2. I looked at my archives so far this year.
grey sky
and evergreens
birch tree branches
snow and icicles
quiet colors
small study
sun reaches the painting
adds another layer
The painting is by Wendy Brightbill.
how many mornings
have I read and looked
at birch trees in sun
and blue sky?
and yet today
is the most beautiful
Blessed are they that mourn:
for they shall be comforted.
Matthew 5: 4 (KJV)
March days
time to observe
and watch for
all the beginnings
of Spring
sometimes
the window
frames a picture
and other times
one small branch
is the poem –
ever green and a blue
background
From Art, Poems, Hope
March 20, 2021
reading
in my study this morning
already light
small study
and books to read
days with longer light
used books
new for me
light on old
and new leaves
of a house plant
I look forward every day to poems, old and new. Today is Sunday, May 16, 2021. Thank you.
This post continues from Small Study Poems and Seasons – 1.
For this post, I reviewed my Archives from September 2020 – December 2020.
window in my study
trees and sky
through the seasons
and years
the view changes
and yet the same
more to learn
and a place to read
and rest
sun and wind
some gold leaves stay
on the tree branch
all a day can hold
sun and shadows
on the wood window frame
above my desk
in my small study
new light
in my study
waterfall
light
from
a small
window
shines
down
on wall art
From November 23, 2020
late December
sky and snow on trees
the same color
branches outside
my window grow
in different ways
people we hear from
once a year
From December 29, 2020
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 (KJV)
Thank you
My small study on the second floor is my view of the seasons when I read print journals and books. A comfortable chair, a lamp, a desk by the window, a plant, and a bookcase. File cabinets. The back yard is the view – sky, clouds, light, trees, birds. The lamp was a gift from Karl and has a small table and place for books.
This morning, I thought I’d see if over time a collection that pictures the seasons has grown. I post in an everyday way here. For this post, I reviewed my archives from January 2020 – August 2020.
new day
in my older life
sun on evergreens
winter storm Sunday
a day to read poems
and enjoy the images,
language, and craft
with my heart
From February 9, 2020
Monday afternoon
in March
sun fills a bookcase
from my father
From March 29, 2020
grey sky
mourning dove
on a birch tree branch
time with the Psalms
a dove on the branch
pictures a poem
evergreen branches
with grey clouds
and blue sky
praying the Psalms
From May 11, 2020
trees have grown
and summer is here
the view where I read
is more green than sky
From June 22, 2020
July days go by
this year’s leaves
in sun and wind
reading a poem
or two from a new book *
and the sky, wind,
and trees in the yard
almost September
* The Generosity: Poems by Luci Shaw (2020, Paraclete Press)
Luci Shaw has published two books with Paraclete Press.
Poems in this post are by Ellen Grace Olinger.
Thy statutes have been my songs
in the house of my pilgrimage.
Psalm 119: 54 (KJV)
Thank you
