Christmas Hope

good to create

good to create
when we can
sometimes more
sometimes less
every year different

poems we read
again and again
washing an old plate
the pattern still new

winter soon
plans to read
and write poetry

holiday lights
on the mantel
moments of grace

Ellen Grace Olinger, USA

Scarlet Dragonfly Journal
A Daily Journal of Japanese Short-Form Poetry
Editor Kathleen Trocmet

My haiku was published on November 20, 2022.

path to the garage
deer discovered
the hosta plants

autumn days
are new each year
books to read again

warm soup
with fresh vegetables
autumn colors

summer to fall
willow branches
in sun and shadow

Poem from October 2014