pink and grey clouds
with light
brown rice
with red peppers,
spinach, mushrooms,
peas, carrots,
and olive oil
cover art
for books and journals
grateful today
for art and colors
in so many ways
And from the Psalms:
Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.
Remember, O LORD,
thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses;
for they have been ever of old.
Psalm 25: 1, 6
Ellen Grace Olinger
home from mailing
poetry notes
monarch butterfly
greets me
at the back door
2010
mid-day sun
in the south window
geese in flight
2011
still life painting
outside my window
autumn quiet
2012
morning rain
rereading familiar
poems of faith
2013
above
the old garage
autumn treetops
2014
Bible on my shelf
a ribbon holds my place
in the Psalms
2017
rain and wind
flower petals
on the wood porch
2019
new picture
on my study wall
calendar for September
2020
Poems by Ellen Grace Olinger
God be merciful unto us, and bless us;
and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.
That thy way may be known upon earth,
thy saving health among all nations.
Psalm 67: 1 – 2
pink clouds
over Lake Michigan
as I listen to old hymns
my heart gathers peace
for this day
how small the song
of an unknown bird
quiet memories
paintings of trees
on old pine walls
quiet music
“paintings of trees” was published inFour Hundred and Two Snails, Haiku Society of America Members’Anthology2018, edited by Nicholas M. Sola.
Poems by Ellen Grace Olinger
grey water and sky
a month that began
with fireworks
ends with stillness
and birdsong
July 2013
G reen colors
R ejoice in various shades
E vergreens grow and
E very tree’s leaves
N ow, this almost summer day
GREEN
M ay
E veryone who can
R emember and
C onsider
Y our children in need
MERCY
Acrostic poem by Ellen Grace Olinger
