for a few moments

for a few moments
as I pray and read
early sunlight
on birch trees
and a grey-blue sky

Image: wpclipart

Poem is by Ellen Grace Olinger.

New Poetry Book by Luci Shaw

Today I am reading Luci Shaw’s new book, Eye of the Beholder: Poems (2018, Paraclete Press).

Mark S. Burrows is the Paraclete Poetry Series Editor.

Please see Luci Shaw’s Official Website for more information about her work.

Acrostic for Library

L ove of literature
I nspires countless
B eautiful hours of
R eading many
A uthors, and sometimes
R ereading beloved books
Y early

Ellen Grace Olinger

WestWard Quarterly, The Magazine of Family Reading
Fall 2018

Karl took these photos at our Oostburg Public Library on July 1, 2018.

 

Cotoneaster Colors and October Acrostic

October 2017
Ellen Grace Olinger

October 2010
Photo by Karl

October 2018
Photo by Karl

ACROSTIC FOR OCTOBER

O verture to a
C ooler season
T o embrace with
O pen hearts and
B rave souls . . .
E njoying the Fall and
R eading books!

Ellen Grace Olinger

October

October 2016

POEM

a small card
in a devotional book
from a thrift store

words of encouragement
from one person to another

I keep the card with the book
and its history today
and tomorrow

Ellen Grace Olinger
October 23, 2017

October 2018 begins with rain and wind.  A good day for blogs and books.

Creative Notes

This year, I also read and reread poetry books by Barbara Crooker.  One of the pages at her site is Books by Barbara Crooker.

As I reread the work of poets, I also begin to learn more about craft.

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With a new school year beginning for many, The Haiku Foundation Education Resources may be useful.

Ellen Grace Olinger

 

Memoirs

I enjoy reading memoirs.

Cynthia Reyes – the blog of Canadian author Cynthia Reyes – wrote A Good Home: A Memoir and An Honest House: A Memoir, Continued.  I reread both books this year, and you can learn more at her site.

Luci Shaw is another author I reread, her poetry and prose.  God in the Dark: Through Grief and Beyond is a classic.  Adventure of Ascent: Field Notes from a Lifelong Journey is another generous book.  Luci’s official website has more information; see the All Titles page.  She also has a page for New Releases.

reading memoirs
and then the view
outside today

Ellen Grace Olinger