Daily writing prompt
Do you remember your favorite book from childhood?
I read many books – stories and biographies, for example. Poetry from the Psalms and hymns at church.
praying the Psalms
old rose bush leans
against evergreens
Category: Ellen Grace Olinger
I am reviewing the poems I have published here so far, and creating a few posts around a theme. Poems relates to the language arts. My second post in this series is Poems and Seasons.
POEMS AND PRAYERS
P romises of
S erenity
A nd
L ove
M editations and
S trength
PSALMS
reading Psalms
more beauty and
comfort every year
morning light
forms part of a cross
on the wood wall
my faith completes
the picture
Deep calleth unto deep *
filling my heart with hope
greater than my mind
* The first line of my poem is from Psalm 42: 7 (KJV).
praying the Psalms
and reading poetry
books and journals
I write new poems
about everyday life
Psalms to pray
and poems to read
sun on seawalls
Wait on the LORD:
be of good courage,
and he shall strengthen thine heart:
wait, I say, on the LORD.
Psalm 27: 14
“Psalms to pray” was published in Dawn Returns The Haiku Society of America 2022 Members’ Anthology. John J. Han, Editor. Haiku Society of America, New York.
flowers grow well
in the gardens – hope
for bees and butterflies
In my previous post, Poems, I published a sequence of poems that relate to the language arts. For this post, I am working with the theme of seasons.
evergreen stillness
deep roots and stable
Winter soon
blue sky
and snow on evergreens
Winter postcard
old songs
that are ever-new
Spring soon
perennial gardens
past Winter and soon
their new Spring
daylilies bloom
every year and again
this year
late Summer garden
and the lake in sun
blessings of friendship
days grow shorter
gentle turning
of windmills
new garden
in October
Autumn light
staying with the light
I read in different
corners of the house
Poems by Ellen Grace Olinger
Wisconsin USA
I am reviewing the poems I have published here so far. Here is a sequence that relates to the language arts.
new space
on a few shelves
donated books
reading journals
new generation of poets
since I began
time with old friends
poems in a journal
from years ago
treasures stored
here and there
homemade books
reading a new book
the fragrance
of fresh paper
found an old journal
more blessings noted
than I knew
books on the shelf
supported by each other
kindness of friends
Small Poems Large Print 