So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture
will give thee thanks for ever:
we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.
Psalm 79: 13
“all generations”
Tag: Mother’s Day
Memory and Hope
where once
I mourned
irises
Mother’s Day Remembrance 2022
The early years of my blogs reflect my years as a caregiver, and then learning a new life – and beautiful in a new way. Took time. These, my older years. Grateful.
Creative Work and Memory
Memory, Beauty, Hope was my post for Mother’s Day this year at Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin.
One of my poems in the post:
country cemetery
trumpet vines
growing taller
than the gravestones
The following Bible verse today is in memory and honor of my mother. Her passing was in 2004, and love grows. She often quoted from literature, including the Bible. Her mother died a year before I was born – the same day as my birthday. Literature and faith sustained my mother. Creativity is part of health for me.
But he knoweth the way that I take:
when he hath tried me,
I shall come forth as gold.
Job 23: 10 (KJV)
Mother’s Day
sorrow turns to stars
and butterflies
“country cemetery” was published in Time Of Singing, 2012.
Creative at home and grateful every day.
Carol Purington
Please visit Woodslawn Farm for Carol Purington’s recent posts:
New Poems – May 2019
I published these poems as I wrote them on my blog, Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin. Today they are here, in one post, in honor of Mother’s Day. When I helped with her care, for many years a long time ago, my mother often asked if I was writing. Then I was not able to write, as often, for many reasons. Now my heart is overflowing.
My study of haiku influences my poetry in general. And my goal is to offer hope. There is a lot of rest around my posts, and the new WordPress editor makes it easy for me to create posts like this small collection today.
Hope you enjoy the poems, and perhaps one or two especially. And when you are unable to create, the work is still growing, as I have learned. Health must be the first priority. Thank you.
grey stillness
evergreen branches
are a painting
and I can see
the shape
of each branch
Easter lily
continues to bloom
and fragrance
blesses the room
morning clouds
and here and there
enough light for the lily
Spring grows
afternoon shadows
on a green lawn
after a warm day
and worth the wait
forsythia
evergreen branches
dance in the wind
light on forsythia
by the old garage
daffodils and tulips
bloom in Sheboygan
and some here too
Wisconsin Spring
AGE AND PLACE
where one person may see
an empty building
I see the store that
was there before and
where I shopped
for my mother
the road may look grey
with rain today yet
I remember this road
on all kinds of days
over many years
and seasons
bookstores may have closed
yet shelves of books
to look at and perhaps buy
exist in different places
thrift stores and other stores
library discards too
one step at a time
a new life can grow
and sometimes later
we may realize that
we are more at home
than ever before
reading poetry
some blue sky among clouds
and forsythia
THEY CAN RETURN
they can return
in new and different ways
some of the things
thought lost
my mother and I were
closer in her old age
though we always loved
language and books
a past illness led to me
simply sitting with her
for hours as that was
something I could do
conversations
the trust that grows
through decades
of unconditional love
now sometimes
these many years
since her passing
I remember what she said
and the advice still applies
Ellen Grace Olinger – Spring 2019
Memories For Mother’s Day
memories
of caregiving years
how often Mom
asked if I was writing
and I was not much
enough to be with her
and no energy to spare
now those years are over
a decade gone
I listen to music and
think of Mother’s Day soon
her life of literature
and wonder if she
was passing the torch
before I was ready to see
Ellen, today
The flowers are courtesy of http://antiqueclipart.com.
colorful tulips
colorful tulips
on a cold day
unconditional love
Image: wpclipart.com.
Poems From Psalms And Nature 