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

reading haiku
all the places we live
all we have in common
by Ellen Grace Olinger
Inspired by the Haiku Society of America members anthologies.

As I write and create posts, I review my work. For example, if a poem from a blog has been reprinted, I note the credit. I have a few ideas for a new book when the time seems right, and want to say thank you to the editors and publishers.
roses in the sun
some ending
some beginning
and some in full bloom
good to grow older
All the Way Home: Aging in Haiku, 2019
Edited by Robert Epstein
Middle Island Press
West Union, WV
I wrote this poem in 2012 at Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin (December 2009 – the present).


new plants grow
in our garden
tulip leaves
POEMS FROM OOSTBURG, WISCONSIN
Easter afternoon
snowdrops still bloom
in the sun
Scarlet Dragonfly Journal Issue 13 – April 2023
Easter day
heart filled with memories
and this day’s blessings

S ilence
Enlivens
A nd
S olitude
O pens
N ew thoughts
To everything there is a season,
and a time to every purpose
under the heaven . . .
Ecclesiastes 3: 1 (KJV)
From Quiet Christmas Poetry – a site and large print chapbook. I posted a note there about Easter And Spring Poetry too.
