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


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


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

older now
used books settle
in their new home
by Ellen Grace Olinger
All the Way Home: Aging in Haiku (2019)
Edited by Robert Epstein
Middle Island Press, West Union, WV




early morning silence
books and poetry journals
time to pray
read and write
look at art

sharing stories
lilies of the valley
grow from one garden
to another

music and rest
sun fills the daffodils
by the window



