Category: Gratitude

looking at trees

looking at trees
I remember prayers
of friends

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My haiku was published here on May 16, 2012. Reprinted in the book, The Helping Hand Haiku Anthology (Including Senryu, Tanka, and Haiga). Edited by Robert Epstein (2020, Middle Island Press). Karl and I also reprinted the poem in Quiet Christmas Poetry (2014).

Daily Prompt – a good leader

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

Photo by Karl – April 2010
Photo by Karl – May 2011
Photo by Karl – June 2011
Photo by Karl – July 2011

Daily Prompt – Sunday

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

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Daily Prompt – Saturday

What snack would you eat right now?

Daily Prompt


Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it:

thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God,
which is full of water:

thou preparest them corn,
when thou hast so provided for it.

Psalm 65: 9

This is a verse from our 2020 Psalms series, and beautiful to share again today. Health is good work! Every day, with grace and gratitude.

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