new time to learn
though many years here
grateful to grow older
blessings for all generations
we all grow together


new time to learn
though many years here
grateful to grow older
blessings for all generations
we all grow together


new place
on a shelf for a plant
October sun


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


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

Post from September 3, 2025



there are poems
in the clouds and
sunrise
and light seen
on the garage
from the kitchen
and one yellow leaf
on the birch tree
there are always poems
Ellen Grace Olinger 2020


morning
kitchen, prayer
and poetry
the light
is different now
evergreens
this year’s growth
in morning light


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

late August light
shines in the room
in a quiet way
small green leaves
in a little wind
reading poems
I have read before
Ellen Grace Olinger, 2021

many poets
to read with gratitude
books in my library

