old roses
now in bloom
a few petals fall
from the blue vase
caught by a poem
Published by SMILE, 2011.
old roses
Tag: Roses
ROSES Collage
From The Psalms 2020 Series
short poem – April 13, 2020
turning the vase
of flowers
learning
there are
more roses
Published in Bell’s Letters Poet.
I Remember – April 14, 2020
A journal poem – “a flower from the yard.”
Images are courtesy of wpclipart.
Psalm 122, photos and poems – June 23, 2020
Peace be within thy walls,
and prosperity within thy palaces.
For my brethren and companions’ sakes,
I will now say, Peace be within thee.
Because of the house of the LORD our God,
I will seek thy good.
Psalm 122: 7 – 9
roses in the sun – June 24, 2020
roses in the sun
some ending
some beginning
and some in full bloom
good to grow older
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin – August 2012
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.
Psalm 148 – July 22, 2020
Praise ye the LORD.
Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.
Psalm 148: 1
Copyright Free Rose Image is courtesy of Reusable Art.
Poems are by Ellen Grace Olinger.
2020 Blog Collage Posts
The Psalms 2020 Series: Blog Collage One
The Psalms 2020 Series: Blog Collage Two
Blog Collage Three: Garden Photos
Blog Collage Four: Iris Inspiration
Blog Collage Five: Art and History
Blog Collage Seven: Designs and Found Art
Thank you and take good care.
Photo by Karl
December 25, 2018
short poem
turning the vase
of flowers
learning
there are
more roses
Published in Bell’s Letters Poet.
Ellen Grace Olinger
“thy mercy”
The earth, O LORD,
is full of thy mercy:
teach me thy statutes.
Psalm 119: 64 (KJV)
Blooming Rose with Buds is courtesy of Reusable Art.
Pink Roses
Courtesy of Reusable Art
Acrostic for Library
L ove of literature
I nspires countless
B eautiful hours of
R eading many
A uthors, and sometimes
R ereading beloved books
Y early
Ellen Grace Olinger
WestWard Quarterly, The Magazine of Family Reading
Fall 2018
Karl took these photos at our Oostburg Public Library on July 1, 2018.
Four Photos
Memorial Park
“Dedicated to World War Veterans
1930”
Cedar Grove, Wisconsin
June 29, 2018
Photo by Karl
Lake Michigan
Water and Rocks
Photo by Karl
July 3, 2018
Lake Michigan
July 4, 2017
Ellen Grace Olinger
Rose by Cedar Fence
Garden Journal
July 10, 2016
Ellen Grace Olinger
Poems From Psalms And Nature 