Ellen Grace Olinger
shoveling . . .
scent of mint
through snow
My poem was published by Time of Singing, 25th Anniversary Volume, 1998.
Creative Note:
Time of Singing poetry journal, edited by Lora Zill, has a new site. This print journal was one of the first to publish my short poems, in the 1990s.
as beautiful
without leaves
winter trees
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how still
the winter landscape
I whisper the Psalms
snowflakes fall
one-by-one
I read another haiku
grey sky
and evergreens
birch tree branches
snow and icicles
quiet colors
Thank you
icicles grow
by my study window
winter settles
in the garden
for a time
time for lunch
cardinals by a pumpkin
in the garden
We bought pumpkins last year, and also received two as a gift. I loved the orange color as the gardens faded. Now they are in the snow, along with perennials that will grow again.
Thank you
Our Midwest months each hold their own beauty and wonder. The new snowfall, with the different sense of light in January, is an inspiration. Poetry journals inspire by their presence, yet the view is poetry too.
birch tree branch
that was a place for birds
now holds
a few inches of snow
on a sunny day
study window
January trees seen
through icicles
January thaw . . .
letting go
of old heartaches
Published in A Splash of Water: Haiku Society of America 2015 Members’ Anthology, edited by Catherine J.S. Lee.
