Yom Kippur Poem and Sketch

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

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Baby Gorillas, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, © 2017, Sketched while walking through Lincoln Park Zoo.

Yom Kippur Prayer

Forgiveness Prayer,
for indiscretions,
thoughtless acts,
selfless thoughts,
ambitions misplaced,
overlooked individuals;
success before
family
friends
needy.
Direct
my light,
inward
pausing
my pace,
growing
my compassion,
my connectivity,
to humanity
respecting
breath
for its
short
life.

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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2 Responses to Yom Kippur Poem and Sketch

margaretsmn says:

September 30, 2017 at 6:40 am

“respecting breath for its short life” . I feel I am constantly in search of my inner peace. I love the shape of this poem and I’m curious about how you did it. My blog doesn’t format easily. The image of the chimpanzees is adorable.

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- Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing says:
  
  October 1, 2017 at 12:47 am
  
  Hi Margaret, I typed it out in a word doc first and remarkably when I copied the poem it transferred over, I never know if it will or not. Inner peace is a hard thing to keep close in our times today–Thanks for your visit!
  
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