autumn leaves
some time for a caregiver
to rest in good care
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Years ago, when I was recovering from an illness, I was sitting by a window in Sheboygan.
The tall weathered evergreens across the road spoke to me. A “haiku moment.”
The hard years showed, yet the trees had continued to grow.
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weathered trees
strong and beautiful
my time of healing
Ellen Grace Olinger
November
mid-afternoon
blue sky
and light falls
through trees
to the garage roof
evergreens a presence
year-round
yet somehow
with fallen leaves
and flowers gone
this is their time
to shine
evergreen time
Ellen Grace Olinger
today
M ay
E veryone who can
R emember and
C onsider
Y our children in need
The card in the photo is by Charles A. Waugaman (All Rights Reserved). The photo is by Karl, and I created the arrangement with the pumpkin and plate.
cooler weather and strong winds
all the leaves falling and we see the shapes of trees
light streams into the house as the sun moves south
red geraniums still bloom
October turns to face November
Ellen Grace Olinger
Poem from October 15, 2011
light falls
through yellow maple leaves
the mercy of God
Published in Full of Moonlight: Haiku Society of America 2016 Members’ Anthology, edited by David Grayson.
The Haiku Society of America is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
The leaf image is courtesy of wpclipart.
