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Holy Week: Two Haiku

March 30, 2026 Ellen Grace Olinger

Holy week
lily flowers
wait to bloom

sometimes by sight
in my life of faith
apple trees in bloom

Time of Singing, Spring 2014

“Free apple tree bloom image” Openverse

“Free pink apple tree flower” Openverse

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Vintage Spring Pictures

March 28, 2026 Ellen Grace Olinger

Spring Beauty (1915) Hannah Borger by lacma is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0

Marsh Marigold (1915) Hannah Borger by lacma is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0

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predawn

February 13, 2026 Ellen Grace Olinger

predawn
and watching
the sky grow light
gift of another day
to read and write

“Pansy background” Openverse

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Tulips

February 7, 2026 Ellen Grace Olinger

Three Tulips Vase Unidentified artist by barnesfoundation is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0

My Acrostic Poems January 22, 2026

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Grateful for Art

February 6, 2026 Ellen Grace Olinger

Still Life Zinnias green Jar by rijksmuseum is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0

I am grateful for the art I view each week.

Poems For Bulletin Boards – Daily writing prompt for February 3, 2026

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small steps

January 16, 2026 Ellen Grace Olinger

small steps
one day at a time
sparrows in the yard

“Sparrow bird tree” Openverse

“Sparrow, bird photography” Openverse

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seasons repeat

December 22, 2025 Ellen Grace Olinger

seasons repeat
we tell the stories
we are given

by Ellen Grace Olinger

August 17, 2014
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin

Mayfly, 58, Winter 2015
Brooks Books Haiku

tinywords
4 September 2015

Charlotte Digregorio’s Writer’s Blog
Daily Haiku: April 2, 2016

The Signature Haiku Anthology, Including Senryu and Tanka.
Edited by Robert Epstein. Middle Island Press, 2020.

My Poet Profile at the Haiku Registry, which is a Feature at The Haiku Foundation. Thank you to former editor Billie Wilson, who helped me create my profile page.

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