turning a page

On March 5, 2019 By Ellen Grace OlingerIn 1000 posts review, Books, Haiku, Language Arts, Literacy, Nature, Poetry

turning a page
of a new-used book
light rests on green leaves

Ellen Grace Olinger
May 2014
1,000 Posts Review

all the decades

On February 26, 2019 By Ellen Grace OlingerIn 1000 posts review, Creative Writing, Language Arts, Tanka, Teaching Poetry

all the decades
it waited for her
and held a place
for her old age
Home

This poem was inspired by the Tinywords Writing Prompt for Issue 14.1.

five roads
from this corner
now I know
my way home
on them all

home from mailing
poetry notes
monarch butterfly
greets me
at the back door

The prompt also recalled a few poems from my blogs.

Ellen Grace Olinger
March 2014
1,000 Posts Review

Creative Notes

On February 18, 2019 By Ellen Grace OlingerIn Creative Notes, Creative Writing, Haiku, Poetry, Writing

Yesterday, as part of my 1,000 Posts Review, I shared a poem I wrote for a past writing prompt at tinywords: haiku & other small poems.

The editors published a new writing prompt for tinywords 19.1.

Please visit tinywords for more information and their guidelines. Journals vary, as you know, and I always read and reread the instructions.

photo of a place

On February 17, 2019 By Ellen Grace OlingerIn 1000 posts review, Creative Writing, Haiku, Language Arts, Poetry, Writing

I wrote this haiku in response to a photo and writing prompt at tinywords in 2013.

photo of a place
I’ve never been
here too leaves fall

Ellen Grace Olinger
October 2013
1,000 Posts Review