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

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




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

a busy day
followed by
a quiet day
snow on the roof
and seawall

late November
sun fills a glass
for a time
My poem was published by Time Of Singing Poetry Journal, Fall 2013
