after the cold
and on the same day
snowdrops and robins




Ellen Grace Olinger
after the cold
and on the same day
snowdrops and robins
seasons repeat
we tell the stories
we are given
Published first by Mayfly, 58, Winter 2015.
spruce tree branches
by the windows
each day a painting
WestWard Quarterly, Winter 2021
music and rest
sun fills the daffodils
by the window