Bible on my shelf
a ribbon holds my place
in the Psalms
older now
used books settle
in their new home
new space
on a few shelves
donated books
“older now” was published in All the Way Home: Aging in Haiku (2019). Edited by Robert Epstein. Middle Island Press, West Union, WV.
Ellen Grace Olinger
I love the LORD,
because he hath heard
my voice and
my supplications.
Psalm 116: 1
That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving,
and tell of all thy wondrous works.
Psalm 26: 7
far from perfect
and in need of grace
we found our way
to unconditional love
Ellen Grace Olinger
sometimes by sight
in my life of faith
apple trees in bloom
Time of Singing, Spring 2014
the vase from Mother
beautiful
without flowers
by Ellen Grace Olinger (USA)
May 30, 2022
Charlotte Digregorio’s Writer’s Blog
May 14, 2023 – Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin
rarely at your grave —
geranium blooms freely
on your workshop stool
Modern Haiku, Fall 1996
Ellen Olinger – Three Questions Series, 2010
Edited by Curtis Dunlap
Charlotte Digregorio’s Writer’s Blog
Daily Haiku: July 11, 2017
years of blessings
and today
garden flowers
This morning, I am trying some ideas for short poems, from what I wrote yesterday.
grateful
to see old friends
time in the yard
flowers bloom
and bees visit
the gardens
primroses, ferns
daffodils, and
bleeding hearts
lily and hyacinth
plants from stores
now by the back door
Poems From Psalms And Nature 