reading a new book
the fragrance
of fresh paper
reading a new book
garden perennials
garden perennials
grow and rest
return again
autumn here
spring always
in my heart
grateful to many artists
good to create
good to create
when we can
sometimes more
sometimes less
every year different
sometimes when I pray
sometimes when I pray
before a meal, I remember
my grandmother’s prayers
in Swedish, and her voice
used books new for me
used books new for me
light on old and new leaves
of a house plant
older now
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
early morning silence
books and poetry journals
time to pray
read and write
look at art
Poems For Books 