small study
and books to read
days with longer light
by Ellen Grace Olinger
Akitsu Quarterly, Spring 2022 – Robin White, Editor
Charlotte Digregorio’s Writer’s Blog – May 10, 2022
Our Garden: The Haiku Foundation Volunteer Anthology 2022 – edited by Jim Kacian & Julie Bloss Kelsey. The Haiku Foundation, Winchester VA.
turning the vase
of flowers
learning
there are
more roses
Published by Bell’s Letters Poet years ago.
small books
from small presses
by my chair
their cover art
design and poems
art books
on my shelves
and by my chair
to read here
and there
Some of my favorite clothes are from local thrift stores, where I also buy books and wall art.
warmth on a cold day
sweaters and blankets
from thrift stores
reading a book
I bought used
some time ago
words that bless
today
Over the years, we have enjoyed many good meals at restaurants in our area. Grateful for all. And I like being home now, and seeing the seasons in the yard when we share meals. Sometimes we bring good meals home from local places. I worked at a bakery in high school, and a restaurant in college. And I enjoyed shopping for my mother and preparing meals at her home during what I call “the caregiving years.”
And I will be watching for butterflies and bees in our gardens.
last days of March
snowdrops and snow
in morning sun
Poems For Bulletin Boards 