Spring will return
here and there
and then I’ll say
“When did this happen?”
Today, though, I rest
in longer light
on evergreens
in a tiny bit of wind
Poem is by Ellen Grace Olinger.
Images: wpclipart
Spring will return
Category: Grief
“I will love thee”
I will love thee, O Lord, my strength.
Psalm 18: 1 (KJV)
“Blue Violets” by Katherine L. Connor, courtesy of Free Vintage Art.
Evergreen Trees
evergreen trees
with their branches
in May winds
through another
winter and green
and growing
resilient
some broken branches
interesting shapes
shelter for birds
the years show
and they are
beautiful as
they bless
today
Wild Iris Graphic is by Paul Sherman of wpclipart.
A Haiku For Mother’s Day
gentle spring winds
in evergreen trees
the friendship we grew
Ellen Grace Olinger
Time Of Singing
Volume 39, Number 1
Spring 2012
O Christ, Be Closer
O CHRIST, BE CLOSER
O Christ, be closer
Closer than my afflictions, and
closer than my health
O Christ, be closer
Closer than my fears, and
closer than my hopes
O Christ, be closer
Closer than my solitude, and
closer than the crowd
O Christ, be closer
Closer than my failures, and
closer than my successes
O Christ, be closer
Closer than my nightmares, and
closer than my dreams
O Christ, be closer
Closer than my memories, and
closer than my visions
O Christ, be closer
Closer than my life, and
closer than my death
O Christ, be closer
“O Christ, Be Closer” received the Nellie Flory Memorial Award from Explorer Magazine in 1998.
Reprinted in Time Of Singing (Winter 2015/16).
“O Christ, Be Closer” was given to me after major surgery and during recovery from a chronic illness. I took the photos in the post yesterday.
reading a memoir
and then the view
outside today
Ellen Grace Olinger
trusting God
trusting God
a little more
with my questions
fog rests
on Spring fields
Poem is by Ellen Grace Olinger.
Time Of Singing, Spring 2014
It Is Important
To have a vision
to sustain the effort
to see it all the way
through —
Even when it seems
to leave you
This is a favorite poem that was first published in Time Of Singing, years ago.
Ellen Grace Olinger
