fresh water
for the lily
Good Friday
I waited patiently for the Lord;
and he inclined unto me,
and heard my cry.
Psalm 40: 1 (KJV)
Ellen Grace Olinger
Category: Haiku
reading the Gospels
reading the Gospels
a few verses at a time
raindrops on branches
Ellen Grace Olinger
Credit: Charlotte Digregorio’s Writer’s Blog
Image: wpclipart
EarthRise Rolling Haiku Collaborative 2019
Please see Jim Kacian’s post at The Haiku Foundation
for the introduction,
“seed” poem,
and how to participate at The Haiku Foundation.
Daily Haiku: April 10, 2019
Wisconsin spring
sandhill cranes
in a field of snow
by Ellen Grace Olinger (USA)
This World: Haiku Society of America Members’ Anthology, 2013
Sunday blue sky and Creative Notes for April
Sunday blue sky
and evergreens
last day of March
to enjoy with gratitude
tomorrow is April
April is National Poetry Month, founded by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996.
April 17 is International Haiku Poetry Day, hosted by The Haiku Foundation. Please read Plans for International Haiku Poetry Day 2019, by Jim Kacian, for more information.
The first Earth Day was on April 22, 1970. You may be interested to read
Introduction: the Earth Day story and Gaylord Nelson.
Lake Michigan – April 2016
Oostburg, Wisconsin
Ellen Grace Olinger
Saturday afternoon
Saturday afternoon
clouds, sun, and wind chimes
along the trail
Photos by Karl
March 30, 2019
Ellen Grace Olinger
Short Poems for Spring
These poems are from my archives.
I love being able to say “my archives.”
Over time, creative work grows.
tree branches
bowed to the ground
seemingly half-broken
covered with new leaves
my notebook of prayers
primroses growing
from garden to lawn
deep decades of roots
strengthen my faith
for new dreams
old photos
on my desk —
bleeding hearts in bloom
Published first in Time Of Singing (1994). Also reprinted with the poems selected for my Poet Profile at The Haiku Foundation.
country graves
silk flowers bloom
by the stones
Photo by Karl
Ellen Grace Olinger
