G reen colors
R ejoice in various shades
E vergreens grow and
E very tree’s leaves
N ow, this almost summer day
GREEN

G reen colors
R ejoice in various shades
E vergreens grow and
E very tree’s leaves
N ow, this almost summer day
GREEN
spruce tree branches
by the windows
each day a painting
WestWard Quarterly Winter 2021
early June
new leaves on the branch
by my study window
and sometimes
a robin
June 3, 2023 Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin
another summer
art on the wall
by someone
long ago still
speaks to me
Scarlet Dragonfly Journal June 2022 issue
Poems in this post are by Ellen Grace Olinger.
Sometimes when proofreading a post, it is helpful to be sure my work is saved, and then let the post rest for a time. This could be a short time – simply looking at the beautiful Norway spruce tree by the window. I also read aloud, and may see how I can edit and create a more clear post. I enjoy books and journals in my home library, and from our local library, as well as time here. Work in the kitchen and around the house. Gratitude and hope.
dragonfly rests
for a moment
on the tree branch
long enough for me
to see each wing
Published first in July 2013 at Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin, and first here in June 2014.
looking at trees
I remember prayers
of friends
My haiku was published at Poems From Psalms And Nature on May 16, 2012. Reprinted in the book, The Helping Hand Haiku Anthology (Including Senryu, Tanka, and Haiga). Edited by Robert Epstein (2020, Middle Island Press). Karl and I also reprinted the poem in Quiet Christmas Poetry (2014).
One of our sites is Poems From Psalms And Nature – July 2010 to the present.
reading
150 poems
the Psalms
green ferns
in morning light
bird songs