rain
brown green gold
gardens
first and last
to bloom
in our gardens
snowdrops and
goldenrod
pumpkins
at the stores
summer days
go by and fall
is near
Ellen Grace Olinger
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin

rain
brown green gold
gardens
first and last
to bloom
in our gardens
snowdrops and
goldenrod
pumpkins
at the stores
summer days
go by and fall
is near
Ellen Grace Olinger
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

poem or photo
perhaps a painting
flowers in the wind


morning
kitchen, prayer
and poetry
the light
is different now

August afternoon
time I know well
gardens, months,
seasons, years

P onder
O ver
E verything I see today
M emorize and write one moment
POEM

summer garden
some plants rest
some grow



growing older
goldenrod and roses
refreshed by rain
Poem from 2010.
small roads
and seasons
spring trees

November sunroom
orange lilies from a store
in the blue vase
