blue gloves rest
on wheelbarrow of weeds
autumn work
colder weather
time for my favorite coat
from a thrift store
country roads
farmers prepare their fields
for winter
winter rain
snow fences
ready to unroll
Haiku: Old and New
Category: The Psalms and Creative Writing
new 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
Three Poems
These are poems from this site, Poems From Psalms And Nature.
praying the Psalms . . .
other times and places
cross my mind
and I am blessed
by God’s love
and care
once again
how still
the winter landscape
I whisper the Psalms
clouds with some blue
outside my study window
some days God seems so clear
other days I must dwell more deeply
in my reading of the Psalms
Series From The Psalms 2020
For new readers – and all who visit here – I thought it would be helpful to highlight our series from the Psalms this year.
The posts are short selections from the Psalms, with a picture. Over time, I hope to create a special page with links to all the posts in the series. I will let you know in a post when the page is complete and online.
For now, a few posts:
New Series From The Psalms – March 17, 2020
Psalm 1 – March 17, 2020
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water,
that bringeth forth his fruit in his season;
his leaf also shall not wither;
and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
Psalm 1: 3
Psalm 67 – April 30, 2020
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
Psalm 94 – May 25, 2020
In the multitude
of my thoughts within me
thy comforts delight my soul.
Psalm 94: 19
revision
another idea for a post
or poem
a different window
for a new plant
changes in daily life
to support health
revision as life grows
by Ellen Grace Olinger
This is the day which the LORD hath made;
we will rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 118: 24 (KJV)
Vocabulary List – 2
Still
Know
God
Be still, and know that I am God . . .
From Psalm 46 – April 13, 2020 post.
I love the early mornings. Time to watch the light change and sunrise, pray, prepare for the day. Work in the kitchen, then blogs and books. God’s grace.
Sometimes all is still. No wind. The leaves on tall trees still. Light and shadows. Blue sky. I read and look again later, and there may be some wind. All kinds of weather. Rain and close some windows.
This week I saw stillness.
years
of early mornings
and always
more to see
pray
say thank you
being still
and knowing
He is God
Vocabulary List – 1 is my first post, about reflections from our series from the Psalms this year. No set schedule, simply a little more about the Psalms and daily life here. Poetry practice too.
Vocabulary List – 1
There are words and phrases from our Psalms series that stay with me, and that I hope to include in new poems, with references.
Mercy – “for his mercy endureth for ever”
Lovingkindness – “Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning”
before dawn
bird songs
in the yard
through an open
kitchen window
and I remember
to hear His
lovingkindness
in the morning
and I pray
may there be
mercy, love, and
kindness
in my heart
all day
Ellen Grace Olinger
Poems From Psalms And Nature 