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
The perennial gardens are growing so well. Tulips have bloomed, bleeding hearts, and daffodils. Daylily plants fill the gardens, flowers July. Days are longer, and I am grateful. Birds stay, birds return, and butterflies too.
always a blessing
gardens we know
well
February light
on the trees
easy to imagine
their new growth
in spring
grey sky with light
words from long ago
The LORD is my shepherd . . .
Psalm 23
all still new
seasons where we have lived
for years
predawn
and watching
the sky grow light
gift of another day
to read and write
clouds and sky
spruce tree branches still
reading poems
that offer hope
and rest
morning
kitchen, prayer
and poetry
the light
is different now
today’s sun
shines on old books
new again
clouds and light
read from a book
and the sky
Wisconsin Poetry Blog 