Creative Reading and Writing – Poems From Psalms And Nature

reading poems

reading poems
in October
some leaves fall
from the tree
by my window

Photo by Raymond Eichelberger on Pexels.com

New Poems

new picture
on my study wall
calendar for September

grey day
colors of books go well
with art on the walls

reading books
and also how they
were created
cover art and design
sequence of poems

spruce tree branches
by the windows
each day a painting

mid-September
light across the wood floor
where I write

Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin

Ellen Grace Olinger

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.

Psalm 96 and short poem

O sing unto the LORD a new song:
sing unto the LORD, all the earth.

Psalm 96: 1

predawn and watching
the sky grow light
gift of another day
to read and write

Psalm 51

O Lord, open thou my lips;
and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

Psalm 51: 15

I remember my acrostic poem for PRAISE.

P ray the Psalms
R enew and rejoice
A nd then be
I nspired to write and
S ing songs (old and new)
E ach day

John One: The Word

And the Word
was made flesh
and dwelt among us . . .

John 1: 14a (KJV)

This week I also read the Christmas story in Matthew and Luke. A great blessing, and to also refresh my memory about the history and all the characters in the story. So often I am reading my Bible, and then am inspired to write a post.

These two paintings are by Monet, and courtesy of wpclipart.