“Ode to Spring Soil” at Today’s Little Ditty

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

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ODE TO SPRING SOIL

You feel soft and squishy, as her

shoes ooze over with clumps of your midnight mix.

Your earthy scent magnifies, as she moves toward you.

Swish, her foot slips and she sloshes down,

sliding to the ground; savoring your richness between her wet lips.

Why have you softened so early? Spring Soil,

for centering and slowing her, before the rush of summer.

Michelle Heidenrich Barnes is featuring my poem “Ode to Spring Soil” on her blog Today’s Little Ditty. The poem was inspired by Helen Frost’s Challenge to write an Ode poem; thanks Michelle and Helen,here’s the link: https://michellehbarnes.blogspot.com/2017/03/dmc-ode-to-spring-soil-by-michelle-kogan.html

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 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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