quiet winter
gardens
resting under
light snow
am in no hurry
for spring (many
winter projects)
yet feel it in the
welcome growing light
of longer days
and looking out
my window
I know where
the snowdrops
will bloom
Ellen Grace Olinger – January 26, 2012
Today we achieved 100 Posts at Large Print Poems.
some water
for the Christmas cactus
new buds grow
red begonia
placed with two
orange pumpkins
near forsythia and fence
still blooms
afternoon drive
roads we know well
autumn in Wisconsin
streetlights in small towns
Sunday evening
mid-October
green and gold hosta leaves
by the ash tree stump
From posts on different days at Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin
Karl and I began our first site, Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin, in December 2009. These years cover many life experiences – and now our common challenge with COVID-19. My goal remains the same: to offer hope and encouragement.
In 1987, I earned the Doctor of Education degree from Northern Illinois University. I am still in touch with professors and fellow students from those years. I worked hard. My strength was being able to integrate a lot of information – for example a large number of research studies in an area.
So I review my archives and create new posts. Recently, I realized these are the same skills in a new context. I link back to older posts. Good to share the poems readers seem to appreciate the most again, and I also think of new readers.
Sometimes I reread a poem and see more work is needed. I leave these old poems too. Hope some growth may be seen over time, perhaps encourage someone else. Thank you. Take good care.
These are two examples from Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin.
I enjoy featuring all the seasons.
Ellen Grace Olinger
May 7, 2020
May 22, 2020
May 24, 2020
Garden Journal
Oostburg, Wisconsin
Photos by Karl
we wait and watch
the train go by
in our small town
memories of my
Swedish grandparents
From my post, two poems, September 22, 2019.
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin
Our daylilies will bloom soon. These are a few of my photos from past years.
July 15, 2016
August 13, 2015
Ellen Grace Olinger
this day’s light
hummingbird finds
the hosta
My poem is from July 26, 2013, with this garden journal photo by Karl:
