late August light
shines in the room
in a quiet way
small green leaves
in a little wind
reading poems
I have read before
Ellen Grace Olinger, 2021

late August light
shines in the room
in a quiet way
small green leaves
in a little wind
reading poems
I have read before
Ellen Grace Olinger, 2021

wildflowers and
mailboxes along roads
messages of hope
old poem


The perennial gardens are growing so well. Tulips have bloomed, bleeding hearts, and daffodils. Daylily plants fill the gardens, flowers July. Days are longer, and I am grateful. Birds stay, birds return, and butterflies too.
always a blessing
gardens we know
well
Daily writing prompt
What is the meaning of life?
Bible on my shelf
a ribbon holds my place
in the Psalms
Thy statutes
have been my songs
in the house of my pilgrimage.
Psalm 119: 54


reading poetry
many different forms
seasons turn again
always familiar
always new

everyday beauty
to care for and see
flowers and trees




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


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


new poem
just a beginning
light in my study
trees and sky
through the seasons
