M ay
E veryone who can
R emember and
C onsider
Y our children in need
MERCY
books on the shelf
supported by each other
kindness of friends

M ay
E veryone who can
R emember and
C onsider
Y our children in need
MERCY
books on the shelf
supported by each other
kindness of friends
early July
books on the shelves
to read again
July 3, 2022 (large print)
small flowers
close to the ground
many ways to grow
The Academy of American Poets began National Poetry Month in April 1996.
I am grateful for poetry – for as long as I can remember. The Psalms, songs and music, acrostic poems, haiku, tanka, many forms. Ellen Grace Olinger