Ellen Grace Olinger
My mother was called Home in 2004. We grew a close friendship. This Mother’s Day I am at peace.
I’m going to attempt some “Haiku Prayers” to express this gift of peace.
Mother’s Day again
sorrow has become
stars
not needing more memories than these poems unconditional love
forget-me-nots
bloom everywhere
love endures
give us this day . . . sun-shadows on the garage
Matthew 6: 11 (KJV): “Give us this day our daily bread.”
~ A simple prayer ~
Lord, thank You
for bread
and beauty too
creative work to do
mostly by faith
moments by sight
clouds and moon
turning the page of a Psalm
sun on a leaf
rich colors
of primroses —
were those their prayers
I overheard?
Post revised on May 7, 2016.
trees
by the water
greet the sun
old words
find new forms
quiet sounds
of waves to shore
writing is prayer
