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older now

May 15, 2025 Ellen Grace Olinger

older now
used books settle
in their new home

by Ellen Grace Olinger

All the Way Home: Aging in Haiku (2019)
Edited by Robert Epstein
Middle Island Press, West Union, WV

“Pink bleeding heart flower” Openverse

“Free lily image” Openverse

water lily in autumn by kamekon is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0

Monarch butterfly on aster by National Park Service is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0

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early morning silence

April 3, 2025April 3, 2025 Ellen Grace Olinger

early morning silence
books and poetry journals
time to pray
read and write
look at art

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sharing stories

March 28, 2025 Ellen Grace Olinger

sharing stories
lilies of the valley
grow from one garden
to another

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music and rest

March 1, 2025 Ellen Grace Olinger

music and rest
sun fills the daffodils
by the window

“Free yellow daffodil image” Openverse

“Purple iris flower” Openverse

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poetry

February 19, 2025 Ellen Grace Olinger

poetry in the mail today
and posted on blogs
we can rest and create
when we can
read and renew

Poem from February 18, 2025 – Journal Notes Blog.

“Dogwood” Openverse

“Rhododendron Japanese azalea” Openverse

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Flowers: Two Illustrations

February 2, 2025 Ellen Grace Olinger

Rose Poets Garden published T by The British Library is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0

Peony C.J. Crumb (1700 – by Rijksmuseum is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0

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winter days

January 7, 2025 Ellen Grace Olinger

winter days
carnations from a store
by windows with snow

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