cool Wisconsin Spring
grey skies paint the background
for Spring colors
From March 23, 2022
Cool Wisconsin Spring
Category: Practice Poems
Encouragement
how quickly
another generation
grows . . .
seems I only
looked away
for a moment
how good their work
how beautiful their art
The weather changes
The weather changes and there is snow on the seawalls, the ash tree stump and hosta plants, and the goldenrod that grew tall.
morning work
in the kitchen
peaceful time
study window
evergreens and sky
November winds
SATURDAY MORNING
Saturday morning
day begins early
and in a quiet way
from prayers to plans
for kitchen work today
Images: wpclipart
Revision
Sometimes when I reread older poems and posts, I see how I can write a poem a little better now. I have read more, and I may think of a more precise or descriptive word. This can make a big difference with a small poem.
And I may also discover a poem is better than I thought. Or If I try and make it “better” now, I might lose the heart of the poem as written then. I can always post both versions. Sequences of haiku about a theme can also grow over time. Or I can post different forms together – for example, haiku, tanka, and acrostic poems.
I enjoy post and blog design – an art form too.
Always more to learn, and I am grateful.
Ellen Grace Olinger
reading poems
reading poems
old and new
evergreens
And I can try different “poem ideas” in a blog post, a handwritten note card, an art journal page, and other projects.
For example:
reading poems old and new
evergreens
reading poems old and new evergreens
writing a poem
writing a poem
about the beauty I see
and sharing with others
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