small gifts
sustain hope
add together
light falls
on my Bible
and poetry
by my chair
POEMS FROM OOSTBURG, WISCONSIN
small gifts
Tag: Poets
December Poems
I created this collection for our site, Easter And Spring Poetry. I am staying in touch there through the seasons now. This is a reprint of the post yesterday.
“These poems are from posts at POEMS FROM OOSTBURG, WISCONSIN this year.”
peaceful time
with my blogs
remembrance
Midwest seasons
decades of life
each familiar
and yet always
new
reflections of lights
in the windows
with Norway Spruce
tree branches
and pine cones
new place
for the Christmas cactus
sunroom window
tall weathered tree
clouds and blue sky
fill the spaces
where branches
no longer grow
December sunrise
evergreens in wind
and light
December garden
evergreen light
wind and blue sky
Grateful for Books and Blogs
Good to read many good books.
Sites you may wish to visit – I turn to their art for hope and encouragement, and I admire their craft.
The Course of Our Seasons – Kathleen Gresham Everett
nichepoetryandprose – Jane Tims
Luci Shaw The Official Website.
And I am grateful for the many blog posts I view every week, and more than I can name here. Thank you.
Photo by Karl
Photos, Memories, New Poems
photos of sunflowers
the field on the way home
from my mother’s home
years and years ago
gave me strength
I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.
Psalm 18: 1
My poem is from a new sequence at Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin:
August days go by.
Another idea is a haiku or two – perhaps writing prompts for a poetry lesson. With a general beginning, writers can add their own images and reflections. I was viewing photos at the WordPress.com free photo library.
photos of sunflowers
field on the way home
from my mother’s home
photos of flowers
gardens and fields
on my way home
Holy Week
Holy week
lily flowers
wait to bloom
sometimes by sight
in my life of faith
apple trees in bloom
Time of Singing (Spring 2014)
Reprinted by Gene Meyers in his column, Celebrating Holy Week with Christian Haiku (2016), at the Haiku Society of America.
“Holy Week” was selected for my Poet Profile page in the Haiku Registry, at The Haiku Foundation.
Haiku are by Ellen Grace Olinger.
Winter days
Winter days
and today I am reading from
Winter issues of Time of Singing poetry journal.
The quiet winter view in my study.
I wrote this poem for Haiku Art Site, and added two paintings from the WordPress.com free photo library.
bright colors
in winter
abstract art
bright colors poem and post
And a different picture for this post.
sunrise
sunrise . . .
some water
for the chrysanthemum
Ellen Grace Olinger
hedgerow #133
Caroline Skanne, Editor
Poems From Psalms And Nature 