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two poems: restful to read and seasons in the gardens

October 7, 2026 Ellen Grace Olinger

restful to read
poetry books read before
autumn morning

seasons in the gardens
older now and perhaps
not as many flowers
but rather the perennials
that grow bloom
always return

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early Sunday

August 16, 2026 Ellen Grace Olinger

early Sunday
silence and sun
gardens grow

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Journal Notes Blog 2025

Ginkgo Gold
Haiku Society of America Members’ Anthology 2024
Edited by Nicky Gutierrez

Please visit the Haiku Society of America for more information about their work.

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many poets

July 20, 2026 Ellen Grace Olinger

many poets
to read with gratitude
books in my library

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Acrostic Poem for Psalms

May 25, 2026 Ellen Grace Olinger

P romises of
S erenity
A nd
L ove
M editations and
S trength

PSALMS

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poems we read

February 12, 2026 Ellen Grace Olinger

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

Reusable Art

Lovely Book Plate Illustration is courtesy of Reusable Art.

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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

Tulips, c1885 Dec. 2 by libraryofcongress is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0
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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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“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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predawn

October 13, 2025 Ellen Grace Olinger

predawn
and watching
the sky grow light
gift of another day
to read and write

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Ellen Grace Olinger

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

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