roses in the sun
some ending
some beginning
and some in full bloom
good to grow older
by Ellen Grace Olinger
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin
All the Way Home: Aging in Haiku, 2019
Edited by Robert Epstein
Middle Island Press
West Union, WV
Orange and Pink Roses by Ida Waugh, courtesy of Reusable Art.
I remember
when I was young
and first began
to watch plants
and flowers grow
and then placed
one rose from
a garden of our own
in a glass of water
on a table
by a comfortable chair
and sat there
most likely with
books and notebooks
a flower from the yard
Ellen Grace Olinger
Journal Poem – May 20, 2019
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin
Images are courtesy of wpclipart.
The background is red
Her hair has become silver
And her dress is rust.
Her smile these days is pure gold
And her eyes sparkle anew.
This poem was written for my mother.
It was published first in Time of Singing (1993).
Ellen Grace Olinger
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Poems From Psalms And Nature 