Quick sketch and poem “Preparing for Spring”

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Preparing for Spring
© 2016 Michelle Kogan

Below my window
the earth lies beneath 
a light blanket
of snow,
preparing
for spring
on this
overcast
winter
morn,
the
first of
March…

Though
even 
further
below
worms 
are
whispering,
wondering,
and waiting,
wishing
away
the
snow. 

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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