R ose clouds at sunrise, and the day
O pens to songs, silence, and new
S trength, with hope
E verlasting
ROSE

R ose clouds at sunrise, and the day
O pens to songs, silence, and new
S trength, with hope
E verlasting
ROSE
What books do you want to read?
Daily Prompt
TREES
reading poems
by Ted Kooser
and I look again
at the trees
and some years
were hard and also
the new growth
in today’s sun
and they are beautiful
Poem by Ellen Grace Olinger
July 26, 2022
You can visit The Official Website of Poet: Ted Kooser, supported by The University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Trees is reprinted from POEMS FROM OOSTBURG, WISCONSIN.
What makes a good leader?
Daily Prompt
I thought about humility, as one example, and then searched for posts and poems that may go well with this prompt.
each flower
a star for a time
daylilies
July 19, 2010 (this site)
holiness
and humility
Christmas
December 25, 2010 (this site)
Quiet Christmas Poetry (site and large print book)
I hope to create new posts for 2023 at Easter And Spring Poetry.
Ellen Grace Olinger
Where can you reduce clutter in your life?
Daily Prompt
We give books away, and buy new and used books.
POEM
a small card
in a devotional book
from a thrift store
words of encouragement
from one person to another
I keep the card with the book
and its history today
and tomorrow
Ellen Grace Olinger
October 23, 2017
Think back on your most memorable road trip.
Daily Prompt
driving home
on different roads
and streets
these trees are taller
I remember places
that only exist in photos
and memories now
and then
the beauty
of today
Do you spend more time thinking about the future or the past? Why?
Daily Prompt
Time is a gift from God. To learn, to plan wisely, to enjoy the gift of each moment and day . . .
And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us:
and establish thou the work of our hands upon us;
yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.
Psalm 90: 17
What is the greatest gift someone could give you?
Daily Prompt
Encouragement is a wonderful gift. I am grateful.