new time to learn
though many years here
grateful to grow older
blessings for all generations
we all grow together


new time to learn
though many years here
grateful to grow older
blessings for all generations
we all grow together


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

new place
on a shelf for a plant
October sun


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


small steps
one day at a time
sparrows in the yard


evergreen trees
decorated with
gold leaves that
have come to rest
on their branches
later there will
be snow and perhaps
a few Christmas lights
for now though
what could be
more lovely?
2014, 2024
evergreen trees poem – Short Holiday Poems


September . . .
ivy house plant
and birch tree
share the same
afternoon sun
Ellen Grace Olinger 2014
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin




my heart sees
what is no longer here
buildings and changes
over time
my heart sees
people I knew
and gardens that grew
in different places
I write from my heart
and my heart sees
in new ways again

Post from September 3, 2025



there are poems
in the clouds and
sunrise
and light seen
on the garage
from the kitchen
and one yellow leaf
on the birch tree
there are always poems
Ellen Grace Olinger 2020


morning
kitchen, prayer
and poetry
the light
is different now
evergreens
this year’s growth
in morning light

