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.
Two Pictures
Category: Creative Writing Lessons
old photos
old photos
on my desk –
bleeding hearts in bloom
“old photos” was published first in Time of Singing poetry journal (1994).
old poem
birds perch
in sheltering branches
a grain of mustard seed
Matthew 13: 31 – 32
Ellen Grace Olinger
Time of Singing poetry journal, 1995
This was one of my first haiku to be published in a print journal.
new poem
new poem
just a beginning
light in my study
trees and sky
through the seasons
evergreens
evergreens
this year’s growth
in morning light
Post update July 10, 2026
trimming the stems
trimming the stems
of carnations
and giving them
fresh water
October sun
Post update July 10, 2026
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