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Daily Prompt
OLD SONGS EVER NEW
old songs
Winter and then
another Spring
Summer follows
and then Autumn
old songs ever new
the Midwest through
all my years so far
and old songs still new
Poem from January 2021
Ellen Grace Olinger
trees and gardens
change through time
Lake Michigan too
can sit in the same chairs
and always something new
almost autumn
moving my recliner
closer to new sun
September 12, 2012
almost autumn
today I have
an appointment
with the light and books
in my small study
September 15, 2022
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin
These are poems from the archives to follow Gardens, Time, Lessons.
tree branches
bowed to the ground
seemingly half-broken
covered with new leaves
my notebook of prayers
different shapes
of the rose bush
and lilacs in the yard
they grew towards
the light
beginning
in the area
where we had
to take a tree down
new peony leaves
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.
grey morning
I take my time
and read the poetry
of the garage light
and Winter
hosta and daylilies
goldenrod grows too
I sit in silence
and think about
what needs
to be done now
and what can wait
until Autumn and Winter
Years ago, an older friend said, “You learn to save some things for Winter.”
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin 