September . . .
ivy house plant
and birch tree
share the same
afternoon sun
Ellen Grace Olinger 2014
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin




September . . .
ivy house plant
and birch tree
share the same
afternoon sun
Ellen Grace Olinger 2014
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin




my heart sees
what is no longer here
buildings and changes
over time
my heart sees
people I knew
and gardens that grew
in different places
I write from my heart
and my heart sees
in new ways again

Post from September 3, 2025



there are poems
in the clouds and
sunrise
and light seen
on the garage
from the kitchen
and one yellow leaf
on the birch tree
there are always poems
Ellen Grace Olinger 2020


morning
kitchen, prayer
and poetry
the light
is different now
evergreens
this year’s growth
in morning light



Congratulations on writing 100 posts on Wisconsin Poetry Blog!
seasons
and years
calendar by
my computer
yet also when
birds return and
leave again
and birds who stay
the plants and flowers
that picture the time
leaves and colors
the light
and when
the days are short
holiday lights
then the light
in January
and all is new
Ellen Grace Olinger, 2025
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin

late August light
shines in the room
in a quiet way
small green leaves
in a little wind
reading poems
I have read before
Ellen Grace Olinger, 2021

early Sunday
silence and sun
gardens grow
Ellen Grace Olinger
Journal Notes Blog 2025
Ginkgo Gold
Haiku Society of America Members’ Anthology 2024
Edited by Nicky Gutierrez
Please visit the Haiku Society of America for more information about their work.





many poets
to read with gratitude
books in my library

