The earth, O LORD,
is full of thy mercy:
teach me thy statutes.
Psalm 119: 64 (KJV)
Blooming Rose with Buds is courtesy of Reusable Art.
"thy mercy"
Category: Grief
"Hear me when I call . . ."
Hear me when I call,
O God of my righteousness:
thou hast enlarged me
when I was in distress;
have mercy upon me, and
hear my prayer.
Psalm 4: 1 (KJV)
I arranged the lines for this post.
Birds on a Branch image is courtesy of Reusable Art.
Ellen Grace Olinger
waiting
waiting
for the coffee
by a window
and the leaves
in a little wind
seem like wings
of a small bird
or butterfly
Ellen Grace Olinger
January 2015
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin
Photo by Karl
two poems and photos
faith
beauty of light
on the leafless
cotoneasters
January 2013
long winter night
many years
go through my mind
the decades deepen
trust in God
and my heart is at peace
January 2014
Photos by Karl – July 2018
Poems by Ellen Grace Olinger
In Loving Memory
My mother’s passing was in 2004. Life was not always easy for my parents, and yet when I think of them, I think of unconditional love. Poetry is memoir for me. This is a favorite poem. I no longer drive this route, yet memories are as vivid as yesterday. I took the photo this year.
through the Light
of Christmas
I found my way
home
from a hospital
and nursing home
through city and
small town
Main Streets
their streetlamps
with holiday lights
as my mother
was on her way
Home
the time we shared
and still share
Ellen Grace Olinger
They Can Return
they can return
in new and different ways
some of the things
thought lost
my mother and I were
closer in her old age
though we always loved
language and books
a past illness led to me
simply sitting with her
for hours as that was
something I could do
conversations
the trust that grows
through decades
of unconditional love
now sometimes
these many years
since her passing
I remember what she said
and the advice still applies
My poem is from May 2019.
Ellen Grace Olinger
Images: wpclipart
Poem and Pictures
Old Wood In The House
strong winter winds
old wood in the house
ceilings, floors, walls
startling me in the early hours
speaking to me this day
resilience
strength
the way
Hope holds
Favorite old poem – still true
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin
January 2012
CREATIVE NOTE: December 19, 2019 was our 10th anniversary with WordPress.com. If you wish, see the Achievement post at Poems from Oostburg, Wisconsin. We began this site, Poems From Psalms and Nature, in July 2010. These 10 years hold a lot of life, a lot of hope. I always feel I am just beginning . . . thank you.
I enjoy the research for images at wpclipart.
Ellen Grace Olinger
