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

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

everyday beauty
to care for and see
flowers and trees




Lake Michigan
thawing . . .
I pick up a pen again
Ellen G. Olinger
And So My Soul
Elin Grace Publishing 2001
Oostburg, Wisconsin

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

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).


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

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

