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

reading poems
in October
some leaves fall
from the tree
by my window
October goes by
one day at a time
lowering
storm windows
here and there
2013
soft grey sky
and waves to shore
autumn songs
2014
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
2017
L ove of literature
I nspires countless
B eautiful hours of
R eading many
A uthors, and sometimes
R ereading beloved books
Y early
LIBRARY
WestWard Quarterly
Fall 2018
fragrance of leaves
in the gardens
what good friends
we became
as we grew older
Time of Singing poetry journal
Fall 2019
They Gave Us Life: Celebrating Mothers, Fathers & Others in Haiku. Edited by Robert Epstein. Middle Island Press, 2017.
Poems are by Ellen Grace Olinger.
Veterans Park
Oostburg, Wisconsin
Photo by Karl
October 2018
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.