Happy Poetry Friday!
Sprinkling some sweetness in the midsts of all… Here are some new and some old Valentines Greeting Cards and poems, all available in my online Etsy Shop:
Michelle Kogan Fine Art
VALENTINE LOVE xox
Love my city’s
greenroofs…
Love my city’s
gardens…
Love my city’s
lake…
Valentine hug,
my city love!
© 2020 Michelle Kogan
VALENTINE HAPPINESS
Valentine
boogaloo
happiness
for me and you…
Happiness
for leaves and trees
happiness
for birds and bees…
Valentine
boogaloo
happiness
for blue love too…
© 2020 Michelle Kogan
On Valentine’s Day
remember broken hearts
that are hurting
© 2020 Michelle Kogan
Here’s an almost Valentine poem from a favorite poet of mine…
by Mary Oliver
and his eyes – when he lifts their soft lids –
go on reading something
just beyond your shoulder –
Blake, maybe,
or the Book of Revelation.
Never mind that he eats only
the black-smocked crickets,
and the dragonflies if they happen
to be out late over the ponds, and of course
the occasional festal mouse.
Never mind that he is only a memo
from the offices of fear –
it’s not size but surge that tells us
when we’re in touch with something real,
and when I hear him in the orchard
fluttering
down the little aliminum
ladder of his scream –
when I see his wings open, like two black ferns,
© 2019 Christie Wyman all rights reserved
Waiting
For snow to fall
Wishing
Not a lot
just enough
Enough for squeals of joy
A school delay
An afternoon of snowshoeing
animal tracks
Not enough for a sore back
A snow day
Dangerous driving
Indoor recess
A shorter summer
Worry
Just enough
Not a lot
Wishing
For snow to fall
waiting
© 2019 Christie Wyman All rights reserved.
© 2020 Diane Mayr, all rights reserved.
tiny footprints through
the glitter
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Michelle Kogan Illustration, Painting, & Writing 
Your artwork is stunning, Michelle. I will definitely look for your cards on Etsy. Thanks for sharing them here.
Thanks Janice, glad you like them- I enjoy 😊 sprinkling some joy around!
Michelle, your cards are simply lovely. Happy early Valentine’s Day and thanks for showcasing Mary Oliver’s poem. I, too, am the lucky recipient of Diane and Christie’s poems.
Thanks Carol, lovely aren’t they!
Beautiful, like always, Michelle! Love that hummingbird tweeting out hearts: Valentine
boogaloo
happiness
for me and you… Happy February!
Thanks Linda, Happy February writing!
Such lovely cards and verses. My favorite lines:
Valentine
boogaloo
happiness
for blue love too…
Can’t believe February is practically here.
Thanks Jama, gotta spread that blue love around…
I love those Valentine’s cards! If my daughter ends up in Chicago (she interviews with UIC next weekend), I know what card will end up on her housewarming gift!
Oh, how exciting Kay, I’ll keep my finger’s crossed for you and your daughter!
That bleeding heart image. Thank you for the compassion your words and art express.
Thanks Laura, we have to spread love around, especially for those a little blue.
Big-hearted valentines, Michelle! 💘
Thanks Tabatha, xo
Thanks for this sip of Valentines… lovely ones, too! And thanks for this Mary Oliver poem… I am a big fan of hers and had not seen this one. Best to you…
Thanks Karen, I’ve been a follower of Mary Oliver for a long time!
Love your Valentines! Such a range! And I had to read through to the end of the Mary Oliver to see how she was going to get to Valentine from Owl! 🙂
What a loverly post, Michelle. A breath of fresh air! Especially love the hummingbird card. It’s easy to imagine the flitty little guy humming a happy Valentine boogaloo. 😀