Forget-Me-Nots

On May 24, 2020 By Ellen Grace OlingerIn Art, Christian Poetry, Faith, Gratitude, Grief, Hope, Oostburg Wisconsin, Perennials, Photography, Poetry, Tanka, Writing

Forget-me-nots
growing in gardens
and between bricks
that form a path
Memorial Day

RAIN acrostic poem

On May 17, 2020 By Ellen Grace OlingerIn Art, Beauty, Creative Writing, Gratitude, Hope, Inspiration, Nature, Oostburg Wisconsin, Perennials, Photography, Poetry, Writing

R efresh and renew
A ppreciate plants in all their stages
I nvite new dreams as we age and life changes
N ever without hope

Creative Note and Photo

On May 8, 2020 By Ellen Grace OlingerIn Art, Creative At Home, Creative Notes, Education, Higher Education, Hope, Literature, Oostburg Wisconsin, Photography, Poetry

I am working on my series at Poems From Psalms And Nature. Today we reached Psalm 75. There are 150 Psalms.

found an old journal

On April 20, 2020 By Ellen Grace OlingerIn Christian Poetry, Contemplation, Creative At Home, Creative Writing, Gratitude, Hope, Micropoetry, Photography, Poetry, Writing

found an old journal
more blessings noted
than I knew

paintings of trees

On April 19, 2020 By Ellen Grace OlingerIn Art, Beauty, Books, Creative At Home, Gratitude, Haiku, Haiku Society of America, Hope, Micropoetry, Photography

paintings of trees
on old pine walls
quiet music

Ellen Grace Olinger

Four Hundred and Two Snails
Haiku Society of America
Members’ Anthology 2018
Nicholas M. Sola, Editor

Creative Notes: The Psalms

On April 16, 2020 By Ellen Grace OlingerIn Art, Beauty, Creative At Home, Creative Notes, Grateful to God, Grief, Higher Education, Hope, Inspiration, Literature, Photography, Poetry

I am reading through the Psalms again for my series at Poems From Psalms And Nature.

As I create the posts, I can see how my study of haiku and other short forms is reflected. I can easily spend an hour or more on a post, with also my research for the image.

This is good peaceful time.

My goal is to offer a few moments of hope and beauty. I also include other posts. I may, for example, rediscover a poem from the archives at one of my sites, and share again in a new way.

Always more to learn.

Creative at home.

These are examples from the posts at Poems From Psalms And Nature. Please visit that site if you wish to see the original posts with the pictures. Thank you.

Be still, and know that I am God . . .
From Psalm 46: 10

Blessed is he that considereth the poor:
the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
Psalm 41: 1

And now, Lord,
what wait I for?
my hope is in thee.
Psalm 39: 7

The LORD will give strength unto his people:
the LORD will bless his people with peace.
Psalm 29: 11

Let the words of my mouth,
and the meditation of my heart,
be acceptable in thy sight,
O LORD, my strength,
and my redeemer.
Psalm 19: 14