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Category: Christmas
Haiku, Acrostic, Tanka
We began Quiet Christmas Poetry in November 2013. The poems became a large print chapbook. This post reprints a few poems.
sudden cold —
Christmas cactus
already blooming
Time Of Singing
December, 1997
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)
Northern sun
shines on frozen beach
still the days grow shorter
shadow of poinsettia
on the wall
Poems by Ellen and Cover Art Photo by Karl
Elin Grace Publishing 2014
Oostburg, Wisconsin
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
And the Word
was made flesh,
and dwelt among us . . .
full of grace
and truth.
From John 1: 14 (KJV)
Quiet Christmas Poetry
holiness
and humility
Christmas
And the Word
was made flesh,
and dwelt among us . . .
full of grace
and truth.
From John 1:14 (KJV)
placing the new calendar
on the wall
all the new spaces
without words
God’s time
Creative Note from 2021
Karl and I donated copies of Quiet Christmas Poetry to libraries and other places this holiday season.
We began Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin in December 2009.
In 2020, I began a new site: Large Print Poems.
Take good care, and thank you.
Ellen Grace Olinger
Quiet Christmas Poetry
Quiet Christmas Poetry, our large print chapbook from this site, may be ordered from Time of Singing. Lora Homan Zill is Editor.
Karl and I published this book in 2014. Here are a few of the poems:
holiness
and humility
Christmas
cold country night
two deer in the front yard
graze in starlight
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)
The cover photo of Lake Michigan in winter is by Karl.
My primary blog is Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin.
Post updated on July 18, 2020 and August 28, 2023.
Review by Lora Homan Zill
Under “Book Offers” in the Fall 2015 issue of Time Of Singing, Lora Homan Zill, Editor, included a picture of the Christmas book and wrote: “Light and easy to hold, with large print, it is ideal for anyone battling or recovering from serious illness, or who needs a special word of encouragement over the holiday season.”
If you wish to order a copy of Quiet Christmas Poetry, please see the Time Of Singing Order Form at the Time Of Singing site.
Ellen Grace Olinger
Post updated on July 18, 2020.
