Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin

Artists Across Places And Time

Ellen Grace Olinger — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:17:45 +0000

This poem is a re-post from 2/15/2010 with one change: the word artists instead of poets is in this version.

As is true of all our blogs, people visit from many places. Some are especially good at photography, others are painters. Some like to watch birds and some are more drawn to flowers. Many different kinds of writers–poetry, fiction, memoirs, inspirational essays, science essays, writing of software, teaching, caregiving, editing the work of others, and the list goes on!

So in the Comments, please feel free to add a note about your blog and/or a favorite artist.

snowflakes

floating in the air

separate

together

artists

across places

and time

Image courtesy of
wpclipart.com.

Bentley’s Snowflakes

Ellen Grace Olinger — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:49:50 +0000

My Soul … As A Weaned Child Psalm 131

Ellen Grace Olinger — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:03:31 +0000

Today is the 8th anniversary of my mother’s passing. I am full of memories, from all the years we had together on this blessed earth. We shall meet again. Love endures.

PSALM 131: 1-2 (KJV)

Lord, my heart is not haughty,

nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I

exercise myself in great matters,

or in things too high for me.

Surely I have behaved and quieted

myself, as a child that is weaned of

his mother: my soul is even as a

weaned child.

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Ship In The Mist

Ellen Grace Olinger — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:48:50 +0000

Photo by Karl last week.

Snow on Balsam Fir

Ellen Grace Olinger — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:13:34 +0000

Reblogged from Northern Prints:

Folding Laundry

Ellen Grace Olinger — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:29:54 +0000

folding laundry

stack of clean T Shirts

the colors of Spring

Haiku Registry – The Haiku Foundation

Ellen Grace Olinger — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:06:10 +0000

Billie Wilson, the Secretary of The Haiku Foundation, posted my page for the Haiku Registry. She made it look so nice. Thanks to Jim Kacian too for encouragement.

Here’s the link, if you’d like to view it.

http://www.thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-registry/?Search1=O

The main link for the foundation is www.thehaikufoundation.org.

Today A Poster

Ellen Grace Olinger — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:35:16 +0000

Courtesy of Dover Publications.
Sample from 60 Great American Art Nouveau Posters.

A Poet’s Window

Ellen Grace Olinger — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:57:09 +0000

a poet’s window
makes of the snowfall
a painting

a photographer’s
photos of winter
inspire more poetry

paintings from friends
rest this poet’s eyes
add colors to the scene

music old and new
teaches me more
about writing as I rest

endless
the warmth of
community

on a cold winter day

Winter Reading

Ellen Grace Olinger — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:21:45 +0000

Winter is here and I am reading more than writing these days. The winter poetry journals are arriving, and I have new books by my side as well. One is Desire To Inspire by Christine Mason Miller in California. I am enjoying it very much. www.christinemasonmiller.com

The Haiku Foundation, founded by Jim Kacian, has a registry of poets worldwide. This weekend I began reading it, from the beginning. There are short biographies of poets, along with some of their haiku. This will be a good winter project and a great education. www.thehaikufoundation.org