Keep me as the apple of the eye,
hide me under the shadow
of thy wings
Psalm 17: 8 (KJV)

Ellen Grace Olinger
Keep me as the apple of the eye,
hide me under the shadow
of thy wings
Psalm 17: 8 (KJV)
study window
birch tree branches
covered with snow
Thy statutes have been my songs
in the house of my pilgrimage.
Psalm 119: 54 (KJV)
POEMS FROM OOSTBURG, WISCONSIN
And the Word
was made flesh,
and dwelt among us . . .
full of grace
and truth.
From John 1:14 (KJV)
He giveth snow
like wool:
he scattereth the hoarfrost
like ashes.
Psalm 147: 16 (KJV)
The LORD will give strength
unto his people;
the LORD will bless his people
with peace.
Psalm 29: 11 (KJV)
S ilence
E nlivens
A nd
S olitude
O pens
N ew thoughts
To everything there is a season,
and a time to every purpose
under the heaven . . .
Ecclesiastes 3: 1 (KJV)
from Quiet Christmas Poetry by Ellen Grace Olinger
(a site and large print chapbook)