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older vision

August 16, 2024 Ellen Grace Olinger

older vision
grateful for my chair
by a sunny window

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music and rest

March 19, 2024 Ellen Grace Olinger

music and rest
sun fills the daffodils
by the window

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poem: at peace

March 14, 2024 Ellen Grace Olinger

at peace
in my study
library book

by Ellen Grace Olinger
Published by Akitsu Quarterly
Spring/Summer 2024

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Creative Work

February 29, 2024 Ellen Grace Olinger

reading
about creativity
reflection
of a tree
in the painting

by Ellen Grace Olinger

Wendy Brightbill is a wonderful artist. This poem was inspired by one of her paintings. I discovered her work years ago, from her blog.

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sometimes when I pray

September 4, 2023 Ellen Grace Olinger

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

September 27, 2022

Poems From Psalms And Nature

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reading haiku

May 3, 2023 Ellen Grace Olinger

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.

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February garden

February 23, 2023 Ellen Grace Olinger

February garden
light on evergreens
covered with snow
I still know the words
from songs long ago

Poem from February 2021
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin

Scarlet Dragonfly Journal, February 2023

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"He hath made every thing beautiful in his time..." From Ecclesiastes 3:11a (KJV).

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