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August 28, 2026 Ellen Grace Olinger

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Poem: Seasons

August 28, 2026 Ellen Grace Olinger

seasons
and years
calendar by
my computer

yet also when
birds return and
leave again
and birds who stay

the plants and flowers
that picture the time
leaves and colors
the light

and when
the days are short
holiday lights

then the light
in January
and all is new

Ellen Grace Olinger, 2025
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin

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early Sunday

August 16, 2026 Ellen Grace Olinger

early Sunday
silence and sun
gardens grow

Ellen Grace Olinger

Journal Notes Blog 2025

Ginkgo Gold
Haiku Society of America Members’ Anthology 2024
Edited by Nicky Gutierrez

Please visit the Haiku Society of America for more information about their work.

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Acrostic Poem for Psalms

May 25, 2026 Ellen Grace Olinger

P romises of
S erenity
A nd
L ove
M editations and
S trength

PSALMS

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Bible on my shelf

May 23, 2026 Ellen Grace Olinger

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

Daffodils, Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York, USA by Michelle Frechette is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0

Redbreasted Robin, Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York, USA by Michelle Frechette is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0

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reading poetry

April 21, 2026 Ellen Grace Olinger

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

Peach Blossoms (1874), vintage flower by themet is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0

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everyday beauty

April 11, 2026 Ellen Grace Olinger

everyday beauty
to care for and see
flowers and trees

Aesthetic flower background with white by U.S. Forest Service (source) is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0

Purple wildflower by National Park Service is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0

Yellow spring flower background, lady by National Park Service is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0

White trillium flower background by National Park Service is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0

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old poem

March 11, 2026March 11, 2026 Ellen Grace Olinger

Lake Michigan
thawing . . .
I pick up a pen again

Ellen G. Olinger
And So My Soul
Elin Grace Publishing 2001
Oostburg, Wisconsin

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winter views

February 8, 2026 Ellen Grace Olinger

winter views
grace of three tulips
from the store
in the blue vase
by the window

Easter And Spring Poetry Blog 2015

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old photos

January 31, 2026 Ellen Grace Olinger

old photos
on my desk –
bleeding hearts in bloom

“old photos” was published first in Time of Singing poetry journal (1994).