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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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Two Pictures

February 11, 2026 Ellen Grace Olinger

Bluebirds image is from the Louis Agassiz Fuertes tag at Reusable Art – Breathing New Life Into Old Art.

Downy Woodpecker is from the Louis Agassiz Fuertes tag at Reusable Art – Breathing New Life Into Old Art.

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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

Yellow Daylily (1915) Hannah Borger by lacma is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0
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

Tulips, c1885 Dec. 2 by libraryofcongress is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0
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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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family tablecloths

October 17, 2025 Ellen Grace Olinger

family tablecloths
passed on to me
they look like
the art I select
for my blogs

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poem or photo

September 1, 2025 Ellen Grace Olinger

poem or photo
perhaps a painting
flowers in the wind

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Vintage Illustration

August 4, 2025 Ellen Grace Olinger
Cranes Momoyogusau2013Flowers Hundred Generations (1909) by New York Public Library is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0
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Three Photos

July 3, 2025 Ellen Grace Olinger
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Photo by Tom Fisk on Pexels.com
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reading poems

June 18, 2025 Ellen Grace Olinger

reading poems
each season
birds in the yard

study window
cardinal on a branch
with new leaves

Poems From Psalms And Nature – June 11, 2025

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

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