Yesterday, I finished rereading A Listening Life, by Tracy Balzer (2011, Pinyon Publishing). She is a new author for me. I know the quality of the work from Pinyon Publishing, and I saw that Jill Briscoe and Luci Shaw recommended the book.
Tracy Balzer “carry some quiet around” is the author’s site. Her new book will be published in June 2021 – more information at her site.
time with a book
needed rain falls
on the gardens . . .
quiet and I hear
the sound of a train
Poem by Ellen Grace Olinger
The gardens begin to grow more in May. Daffodils and primroses bloom. Hosta and daylily plants grow. And dandelions.
Dandelion Plant Drawing is from Reusable Art.
tiny leaves
on trees
no prayer
in my heart
too small for God
last week in April
a tulip in the garden
near the cedar fence
The vintage images are from the Kate Greenaway category at Reusable Art.
books and music
from over the years
live on these shelves
even if I don’t
reread or listen again
somehow their
healing influence
is in these words
Ellen Grace Olinger, 2014
