Poetry Friday & Summer Solstice!

Posted on June 20, 2024 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday & Happy Summer Solstice!

šŸ¦‹ In the midsts of teaching 5 classesā€¦
I’m celebrating nature in poems and pics, enjoy! šŸ

Raspberry 

mmm, ecstasyā€¦
plump, juicy, fresh fullness
ever wanting moreā€¦

Ā© 2024 Michelle Kogan, draft

Nature Warriorā€¦

Iā€™m here
Iā€™m here
Your armored 
Protector!

Iā€™ll swivel 
Iā€™ll spin
Defending
Your pollen!

Iā€™m here 
Iā€™m here
Your summer
Solstice seer!

Ā©ļø 2024 Michelle Kogan, draft

And more summer blooming in my gardenā€¦

summer’s blooming
in my gardenā€¦ taste her
touch her, breathe her inā€¦

Ā© 2024 Michelle Kogan, draft

The lovely and multi-talented writer, poet, and creative Tabatha Yeatts is hosting the Poetry Friday round-up at her blog Tabatha Yeatts: The Opposite of Indifference, thanks Tabatha! Be sure to stop by.

About Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Michelle Kogan is an artist, illustrator, instructor, and writer, creating colorful allegorical figure, flora and fauna paintings and children's illustrations, which have a sensitivity to endangered species, and the environment. She is an art instructor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Evanston Art Center and offers Plein Air Painting Workshops at nature venues in the Chicago area including the Lincoln Park Conservatory, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, and Lurie Gardens at Millennium Park. Visit her online Etsy Shop at: http://www.MichelleKoganFineArt.etsy.com and her website: http://www.michellekogan.com
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13 Responses to Poetry Friday & Summer Solstice!

  2. Irene Latham says:
    June 21, 2024 at 6:52 am

    Michelle, your garden is a wonder! Love that little armored ladybug so much. Thank you. xo

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  3. Tabatha says:
    June 21, 2024 at 7:39 am

    5 classes and you’re still posting for Poetry Friday! How do you do it?? Thanks for sharing your garden with us this week. Happy Solstice!

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  4. lindabaie says:
    June 21, 2024 at 8:07 am

    I am tasting! Love your celebration, Michelle. In the midst of all you do, finding these beautiful things to celebrate brings a smile to me, too! I haven’t seen a ladybug yet, so thanks especially for that marvelous picture!

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  5. Marcie Flinchum Atkins says:
    June 21, 2024 at 8:13 am

    Oh I love that solstice seer. It’s my favorite time of the year. So glad you were able to capture it!

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  6. rosecappelli says:
    June 21, 2024 at 12:59 pm

    Yes to summer! “Taste her, touch her, breathe her in!”

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  7. Denise Krebs says:
    June 21, 2024 at 2:30 pm

    Michelle, those photos are delicious. Such detail and beauty. The personification of that sweet ladybug is precious. And the summer’s blooming as a her makes that haiku more interesting and textured. Beautiful!

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  8. Jone MacCulloch says:
    June 21, 2024 at 9:29 pm

    Oh that lucsious rasberry. And I love the ladybug. Enjoy your classes.

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  9. maryleehahn says:
    June 22, 2024 at 5:46 am

    Three cheers for the summer gardens! That raspberry looks good enough to pluck off my screen and eat!

    I will properly address my ladybugs as “Nature Warriors” from now on. šŸ™‚ I had a giant one in the garden this week. Have you ever seen one of those? I think it was a Fifteen Spotted. https://bugguide.net/node/view/8371/bgpage

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  10. Laura Purdie Salas says:
    June 22, 2024 at 7:58 am

    Wow–5 classes! Lucky students! And I love your spinning, swiveling ladybugs!

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  11. Karen Edmisten says:
    June 22, 2024 at 3:07 pm

    You’ve captured summer’s essence, Michelle! Thank you!

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  12. PATRICIA J FRANZ says:
    June 22, 2024 at 4:11 pm

    What a joy to be up-close in your garden, Michelle. The fruit, the flowers, the solstice seer šŸ™‚

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  13. Sally Murphy says:
    June 23, 2024 at 7:27 pm

    WHat a magical assortment – I especially love the summer solstice seer.

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