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garden perennials

October 6, 2025 Ellen Grace Olinger
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garden perennials
grow and rest
return again

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autumn here
spring always
in my heart

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grateful to many artists

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good to create

August 21, 2025 Ellen Grace Olinger

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

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sometimes when I pray

July 3, 2025 Ellen Grace Olinger

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

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used books new for me

June 4, 2025 Ellen Grace Olinger

used books new for me
light on old and new leaves
of a house plant

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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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"He hath made every thing beautiful in his time..." From Ecclesiastes 3:11a (KJV).

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