Poems

fragrance of leaves
in the gardens
what good friends
we became
as we grew older

Time Of Singing, A Journal Of Christian Poetry. Fall 2019. Lora Homan Zill is the Editor.

They Gave Us Life: Celebrating Mothers, Fathers & Others in Haiku. Edited by Robert Epstein. Middle Island Press, 2017.

cooler weather and strong winds
all the leaves falling and we see the shapes of trees
light streams into the house as the sun moves south
red geraniums still bloom
October turns to face November

Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin
October 2011

reading
in a sunny corner
of the house
I could be
any age

WestWard Quarterly, The Magazine of Family Reading. Winter 2016. Shirley Anne Leonard is the Editor.

Image is from wpclipart.

Poems are by Ellen Grace Olinger.

New Poems

From recent posts at Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin, which we began in December 2009. The Delicate Vignettes are courtesy of Reusable Art.

raindrops
on hosta plants

so beautiful
with and without
flowers

their leaves
in the sun

quiet grey morning
all the books
I hope to read

quiet grey morning
a page or two
and the restful view

rain and wind
flower petals
on the wood porch

local corn
and soybean fields
turning gold
wildflowers
in the yard
and along the roads
September

Poems are by Ellen Grace Olinger.

Haiku and Photos

peaceful morning
a prayer from childhood
still with me

Ellen Grace Olinger

Stuart J. Mentink Memorial Park
Oostburg, Wisconsin
August 21, 2019
Photos by Karl

Bible Verse and Photo

” . . . whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.”
Philippians 4: 8 (KJV)

Ellen Grace Olinger

“early will I seek thee” Psalm 63

Poems From Psalms And Nature

O God,

thou art my God;

early

will I seek

thee

Psalm 63: 1a (KJV)

The image is a sample from Seguy’s Art Deco Designs,
courtesy of The Dover Design Sampler (Dover Publications).

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reading poems aloud

reading poems aloud
raindrops on the windows
reminds me how
Helen Keller
learned “water”

Ellen Grace Olinger
Time Of Singing
Volume 38, Number 2
Summer 2011

small blankets

as if they could
store the sun
small blankets
on a chair
add color to
the scene
as they await
to warm
another time

Poem: Ellen Grace Olinger

“Clematis wallpaper red” – wpclipart