R efresh and renew
A ppreciate plants in all their stages
I nvite new dreams as we age and life changes
N ever without Hope
RAIN

Ellen Grace Olinger
R efresh and renew
A ppreciate plants in all their stages
I nvite new dreams as we age and life changes
N ever without Hope
RAIN

February light
on the trees
easy to imagine
their new growth
in spring

poems we read
again and again
washing an old plate
the pattern
still new
Lovely Book Plate Illustration is courtesy of Reusable Art.

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.
winter views
grace of three tulips
from the store
in the blue vase
by the window
Easter And Spring Poetry Blog 2015

old photos
on my desk –
bleeding hearts in bloom
“old photos” was published first in Time of Singing poetry journal (1994).


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.

all the ways
light flows through
days, seasons, years
gratitude and love
in my heart


This is a selection of poems from posts, October 2024 – May 2025, at Wisconsin Poetry Blog.
small steps
one day at a time
sparrows in the yard
November sunroom
orange lilies from a store
in the blue vase
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)
Silence acrostic and Bible verse are also from Quiet Christmas Poetry.
grey sky with light
words from long ago
The LORD is my shepherd . . .
Psalm 23
Bible on my shelf
a ribbon holds my place
in the Psalms
reading poetry
many different forms
seasons turn again
always familiar
always new
sunrise
we live in the Light
of Easter
clouds and light
read from a book
and the sky
Study Window Poems is another site. Many poems are inspired as I sit and read. Rest and pray.
Thank you and blessings.




everyday beauty
to care for and see
flowers and trees

