blue sky and trees
on the birch tree branch
blue jay
Blue Jay is courtesy of wpclipart.
Ellen Grace Olinger
blue sky and trees
Creative Notes and Vintage Art
Poets and artists create with haiku in so many ways. A few of many posts I looked at today:
‘city lights‘ by Stella Pierides, who creates “haikufeltings.”
Haiku Exhibit Coming Soon! by Charlotte Digregorio
And as you know I also enjoy the vintage images and education notes at Reusable Art. The images may inspire new work. There are many categories.
Garden Wall & Daisies by Ida Waugh
Thanks to all,
Ellen Grace Olinger
The Heron’s Nest
The June 2019 issue of The Heron’s Nest is online.
John Stevenson is the Managing Editor of The Heron’s Nest where tradition and innovation meet and complement each other.
Flowers, Poems, Posts
I took this photo on July 2, 2018. Previous owners planted our peonies years ago. The peonies are just beginning to grow again this year.
In August 2018, I posted a small collection of my haiku:
Haiku For The Seasons.
My post could become a small printed chapbook some day, with a few photos and credits. Perhaps a book to send someone with a card.
I wonder
what today’s poem may be
lilacs in the wind
I have mentioned Charlotte Digregorio’s Writer’s Blog. Charlotte publishes poems by many poets, along with other content.
Please see Charlotte’s recent post from April 27, 2019 at her blog: Exhibit Travels Again: Haiku & Senryu.
Ellen Grace Olinger
July – August 2018, and May 2019
1,000 Posts Review
This photo is courtesy of wpclipart.
There will be a few more posts in this series.
Thank you so much for your visits and support.
Two Poems From My Archives
shoveling . . .
scent of mint
through snow
This haiku was selected for the 25th Anniversary Volume, Time Of Singing, in 1998.
ice floating
in rose-colored water
some days
feeling old
some young
a Lake Michigan poem
Ellen Grace Olinger
January 2018
1,000 Posts Review
Review notes
I have reached January 2018, with my review. WordPress inspired me, with their “Post Milestone” in January of this year. So soon I will complete my review and 1,000 Posts series. Thank you. I have learned a lot through this review. I see how I could revise some old poems, as I also remember the moment and emotions at the time. And I see some growth! Next post will continue with my January 2018 archive. I began this site in April 2012, and the encouragement of many people is reflected and supported here.
I often reprint poems in new ways. For example, I may see over time that poems form a small collection, and one of my photos may also go well with the post.
This was my note from WordPress, in my notifications. I would have missed this achievement otherwise. They are good teachers and editors!
“Congratulations on writing 1000 posts on Haiku Art Site!”
Ellen Grace Olinger
reading poems aloud
reading poems aloud
raindrops on windows
I remember how Helen Keller
learned water
SMILE – 2010
This version appeared in another journal:
reading poems aloud
raindrops on the windows
reminds me how
Helen Keller
learned “water”
Time Of Singing
Volume 38, Number 2
Summer 2011
I appreciate the ideas of editors and publishers. And I remember the moment that inspired the poems!
Ellen Grace Olinger
