how quickly
another generation
grows
seems I only
looked away
for a moment
how good their work
how beautiful their art
My poem is a part of a longer post at Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin, which we began in December 2009. The post there is Peaceful Gratitude.

Karl took this photo at the Oostburg Public Library last summer. “A Little Library Growing Every Day”

This photo by Karl is from the Cedar Grove Public Library last summer.
The poem is by Ellen Grace Olinger.