*
names and addresses
for dear friends
no longer on earth
old address book
*
not yet written
in the overflowing book
cards and envelopes
with last known
addresses
*
still wanting to remember
what may no longer
be current – places I was
people I knew
Ellen Grace Olinger
Time of Singing: A Journal of Christian Poetry
Volume 45 Number 1
Spring 2018
Be still, and know
that I am God
Psalm 46: 10a (KJV)
Lake Michigan
June 13, 2018
Oostburg, Wisconsin
Ellen Grace Olinger
Unto thee lift I up mine eyes,
O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
Psalm 123: 1 (KJV)
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Thy statutes have been my songs
in the house of my pilgrimage.
Psalm 119: 54 (KJV)
The vintage wallpaper is courtesy of Free Vintage Art.
warmth and textures
of colorful handmade
afghans and blankets
from Bethesda *
I wonder about the people
who made them
stitch-by-stitch . . .
and why they let them go
perhaps a move from
one home to another
and/or a ministry of love
like prayer shawls
a passing to another Place
perhaps . . .
knowing their art
will warm another
and needing no credit
imagine buying such a gift
for a few dollars
and on sale too
* Bethesda Thrift Store in Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Ellen Grace Olinger
Photo by Karl
