R efresh and renew
A ppreciate plants in all their stages
I nvite new dreams as we age and life changes
N ever without hope
RAIN

R efresh and renew
A ppreciate plants in all their stages
I nvite new dreams as we age and life changes
N ever without hope
RAIN


good to create
when we can
sometimes more
sometimes less
every year different
Poem by Ellen Grace Olinger


path to the garage
deer discovered
the hosta plants
garden perennials
grow and rest
return again

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

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

