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 – from my archives
wpclipart
a small card
Tag: Libraries
Library Gifts
We discovered the Little Free Library site a few years ago.
Karl and I donated copies of Quiet Christmas Poetry to the free libraries in our area.
We also gave a copy to our Oostburg Public Library and plan a few more library “thank you” gifts.
Two Notes
Quiet Christmas Poetry: 2020 Update is a new post at Quiet Christmas Poetry. I share the book anew each year. The posts that became the book can also be read.
Creative Note: Mead Public Library Blog is a new post at Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin. “Good to learn about books that staff at libraries recommend.” We are grateful for our libraries.
Ellen Grace Olinger
Summer: Acrostic and Haiku Poems
S eason of
U plifting
M usings and
M emories
E ternally
R eal
SUMMER
reading poetry
in the garden
summer school
B eautiful way to
O pen hearts and
O pen minds to
K now new stories and
S ongs
BOOKS
recollections
of summers gone by
voices on the breeze
You may also wish to visit Poems For Bulletin Boards. I enjoy the different WordPress.com themes, and presenting poems in different ways. Readers are welcome to use my poems in their lessons and art, with proper credit (my name and the blog).
Thank you,
Ellen Grace Olinger
roses in the sun
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.
Luci Shaw
Today I am rereading Luci Shaw’s book, Eye of the Beholder: Poems (2018, Paraclete Press).
Please see Luci Shaw The Official Website.
The Writings page offers information about her books, including a new book later this year. Her Photo Gallery is beautiful.
Psalm 1
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
The Tree Drawing is from Reusable Art.
