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

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.

vintage heart
in an old wood frame
February begins
Monday
and planning
the week
what will grow
what should rest
Ellen Grace Olinger
WestWard Quarterly, Fall 2016

