
garden perennials
grow and rest
return again

autumn here
spring always
in my heart

grateful to many artists


garden perennials
grow and rest
return again

autumn here
spring always
in my heart

grateful to many artists

good to create
when we can
sometimes more
sometimes less
every year different

sometimes when I pray
before a meal, I remember
my grandmother’s prayers
in Swedish, and her voice


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




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

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.


winter days
carnations from a store
by windows with snow
