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Forget-me-nots – May 2017
Ellen Grace Olinger
Write about something mysterious.
M any
I nspiring
D ays
W onderful and
E ver more
S ure of my
T rust in His plan
Acrostic poem for MIDWEST
clouds and yet
enough light
to fill a jam jar
with the last
of the carnations
different shapes
of the rose bush
and lilacs in the yard
they grew towards
the light
Laker in the Mist – Lake Michigan
January 2012 – Photo by Karl
Snowdrops in the Garden
April 2019 – Photo by Karl
Garden Rose
July 2019 – Photo by Karl
Garden Lilies and Ferns
July 2018 – Photo by Karl
Poems are by Ellen Grace Olinger.
new leaves
on the birch tree
study window in Spring
The Birch Tree Landscape Drawing by Rex Vicat Cole is courtesy of Reusable Art – Breathing New Life Into Old Art.
What a good year for the snowdrops. They grow and endure, and return each year. The first flowers in our yard. They picture a kind word, a small poem, everyday blessings. A post in my Reader, a devotional book from a thrift store, and a small plant by the window. I do not know when they first grew and bloomed in the gardens, and we have been here a long time.
Prayers, hope, and healing for all. Thought I’d reprint some of your favorite acrostic poems today.
P urpose
R evealed
A nd
Y our
E fforts
R enewed
PRAYER
L ove
E xpressed
T ranscending
T ime
E verlasting
R emembrance of
S ouls
LETTERS
M ay
E veryone who can
R emember and
C onsider
Y our children in need
MERCY
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Matthew 5: 7 (KJV)
Take good care. Karl and I continue to take good care too.
Today we received our 2021 Vehicle Admission Sticker for the Wisconsin State Park System. Karl ordered it online. We enjoy being senior citizens and look forward to being outside more in Spring.
Photo by Karl – May 2020
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
silence
as I read and write
winter is almost here