if I could read
every book
in my small library
I would then
begin again


if I could read
every book
in my small library
I would then
begin again


plants and flowers grow
in summer gardens
sounds of work outside
daylilies bloom soon
books and journals
to read again
green leaves
in sun and a little wind
new poems
time in the kitchen
on an early July morning
an open summer window
and bird songs
bird on a branch
with summer leaves
pages of poetry
I am reading from Time Of Singing poetry journal.
My poems in this post are from Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin.
Ellen Grace Olinger

reading journals
new generation of poets
since I began
older now
used books settle
in their new home
older now credit:
All the Way Home: Aging in Haiku, 2019
Edited by Robert Epstein
Middle Island Press, West Union, WV

praying the Psalms
and reading poetry
books and journals
I write new poems
about everyday life
Update March 2025

P urpose
R evealed
A nd
Y our
E fforts
R enewed
PRAYER
Update March 2025

R est
E ducate
A dmire
D ream
I nspire
N ew
G oals
READING
Update January 2026

now that I know
their name
I see them everywhere
hydrangeas
Update March 2025
