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time with old friends

January 10, 2026 Ellen Grace Olinger

time with old friends
poems in a journal
from years ago

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Delphinium (1915) Hannah Borger Overbeck by lacma is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0

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Psalm 119: 54

January 4, 2026 Ellen Grace Olinger

Thy statutes
have been my songs
in the house of my pilgrimage.

Psalm 119: 54

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grateful for flowers

December 29, 2025 Ellen Grace Olinger

grateful for flowers
all year – gardens
and stores – photos

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older vision

December 29, 2025 Ellen Grace Olinger

older vision
grateful for my chair
by a sunny window

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Acrostic Poem for COLD

December 10, 2025 Ellen Grace Olinger

C old and time to
O pen books, new and old
L oved and saved – for a
D ecember day

COLD

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grey sky with light

December 9, 2025 Ellen Grace Olinger

grey sky with light
words from long ago
The LORD is my shepherd . . .
Psalm 23

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“the voice of thanksgiving”

November 27, 2025 Ellen Grace Olinger

That I may publish
with the voice of thanksgiving,
and tell of all thy wondrous works.

Psalm 26: 7

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SEASON acrostic poem

November 25, 2025 Ellen Grace Olinger

S ilence
E nlivens
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)

Quiet Christmas Poetry – blog and book

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all still new

November 25, 2025 Ellen Grace Olinger

all still new
seasons where we have lived
for years

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Trees

November 14, 2025 Ellen Grace Olinger

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