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poem and photos

September 18, 2026 Ellen Grace Olinger

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

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100 Posts

August 28, 2026 Ellen Grace Olinger

Congratulations on writing 100 posts on Wisconsin Poetry Blog!

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early Sunday

August 16, 2026 Ellen Grace Olinger

early Sunday
silence and sun
gardens grow

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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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Three Photos: Post from July 3, 2025

July 3, 2026July 3, 2026 Ellen Grace Olinger
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July 3, 2025 Post

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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

“Blue flower bouquet” Openverse
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RAIN acrostic poem

February 26, 2026 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

“Purple Crocuses” Openverse
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“the voice of thanksgiving”

November 27, 2025 Ellen Grace Olinger

That I may publish
with the voice of thanksgiving,
and tell of all thy wondrous works.

Psalm 26: 7

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Trees

November 14, 2025 Ellen Grace Olinger
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November sunroom

November 13, 2025 Ellen Grace Olinger

November sunroom
orange lilies from a store
in the blue vase

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Wisconsin Poetry Blog: One Year

October 30, 2025 Ellen Grace Olinger

Wisconsin Poetry Blog began last October (2024). Thank you.

“Pink dahlias” Openverse

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Ellen Grace Olinger

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"He hath made every thing beautiful in his time..." From Ecclesiastes 3:11a (KJV).

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