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Category Archives: Haiku
Poetry Friday-Mid Winter
Happy Poetry Friday! Here we are smack dab in the middle of another midwestern Chicago Winter…I’m sharing a Mid Winter poem and some music to soothe whatever can use soothing, and shoo away any February blues. MID WINTER… Wars raging … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Pencil Drawing, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #Poetry Friday, "MID WINTER", Annual February Poetry Project, Art, Chicago Midwinter, Haiku, Laura Shovan, Michelle Kogan, nature, patience, poem, poems, poetry, Pondering, reflections, Walks, Writing
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Poetry Friday– Box-4×4 Poem Prompt
Happy Poetry Friday! My two poems below come from the Poetry Sisters prompt to write a poem that has something to do with a “box.” I chose to write 4 x 4 poems, they have:– 4 stanzas– 4 syllables per … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, pen sketch, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #PoetryFriday, "Boxes of Love", "Chorus", 4 x 4 poems, Compassion, empathy, empowerment, Happy New Year!, Hope, Joy, Justice, kindness, love, Michelle Kogan, Patricia J. Franz, peace, Peter Streckfus, Reverie
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Poetry Friday–Hanukkah light, Solstice & Ukraine
Happy Poetry Friday! dance hanukkah flames spread light and freedom, fill hearts with joy and hope! © Michelle Kogan Here’s a short solstice haiku, welcoming winter and more light each day… solstice soirée breathe… live… love…laugh, and help someone. © … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, poetry, Poetry Books, Writing
Tagged #Hanukkah, #Hanukkah 2022, #Poetry Friday, "WE LIVED HAPPILY DURING THE WAR", Art, Freedom, GoFundMe, Hanukkah Card, Ilya Kaminsky, Joy and hope, light, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, poems, poetry, Poets of Odesa, reflections, Rob Lipton, Ukraine, Watercolor, Writing
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Poetry Friday–Winter Seeds/Bulbs & New Watercolor Sketchbook…
serene seed angels spread wings and ride wind’s whirls, while winter tucks them tight. © 2022 Michelle Kogan draft Happy Poetry Friday I’ve been busy trying out the 4 x 4 poem form, ever since I saw Tanita Davis’ post … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, Poem, poetry, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #Poetry Friday, December, earth, Karen Edmisten, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan fine art, Michelle Kogan's Etsy Shop, MichelleKoganFineArt.etsy.com, MIlkweed, Milkweed seeds, Muscari Bulbs, November, Pocket Watercolor Sketchbook, Seed angels, Sugar Plum Fairy Glass Duo, Winter Bulbs, Winter Seeds
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Poetry Friday–Dream Haiku & Holiday Cards
Happy Poetry Friday! I have a haiku to share from Margaret Simon’s post this week for This Photo Wants to be a Poem, thanks Margaret for the prompt! You can take a peek at the image by following the link, … Continue reading
Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, poetry, Sketchbooks, Trips, Writing
Tagged #PoetryFriday, birds, Catherine Flynn, Christmas, Dreams, Hanukkah, Hawthorn Berries, heart, Holiday Gift Cards, Holidays, Hydrangea, Joy, love, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan Fine Art Etsy Shop, Moonbeam, peace, Robin, snow, snowflakes, Snowperson, winter
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Poetry Friday—Folktale Week Poem
Fall Leaves card, © 2015, Michelle Kogan, pen and ink and watercolor, available in my online Etsy Shop: Michelle Kogan Fine Art Happy Poetry Friday! I decided to pick up the prompt that was created by Linda Mitchell, on her … Continue reading
Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #folktaleweek2022, #PoetryFriday, "The Magic Tree", A Word Edgewise, Art, artist, Haibun, Haiku, Inklings, Jama Rattigan, Jama's Alphabet Soup, Linda Mitchell, Michelle Kogan, Mother Earth, Nat King Cole, nature, Painting, Pen and Ink, poem, poetry, reflections, Sustain Mother Earth, trees, Watercolor, Writing
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Poetry Friday–Dansa Poem & New Holiday Card
Garden of the Phoenix, Hyde Park, © 2022 Michelle Kogan Happy Poetry Friday! I’m giving Fall a farewell goodby hug as our temps drop over the next few days into the 30’s and then 20’s… My image is from the … Continue reading
Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, Poem, poetry, Writing
Tagged #PoetryFriday, "Garden of the Phoenix", "Nature's golden ripples rise above political mayhem", "Robin Hydrangea and Hawthorne Berries", Art, artist, Buffy Silverman, Dansa Poem, Etsy Shop, fall, Flowers, gardens, Holiday Cards, Kintsugi, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan Fine Art Etsy Shop, nature, Painting, Poet, Robin, Solace, Urban Gardens, Watercolor, Writer
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Poetry Friday–Haiku
Happy Poetry Friday! I’m in with two haikus–one inspired by my walk and the other for my Dad for I’ve taken up a habit of writing poems for him on his Birthday… warm-air wind-shift,pumpkins politic-smile and leaves duo-tone dance… ©2022 … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Picture Book, poetry, Poetry Books, Writing
Tagged #PoetryFriday, #pumpkins, Art, Birthdays, dad, daughters and fathers, fall, family, haiku, heart, leaves, Matt Forrest Esenwine, Memories, Michelle Kogan, nature, poem, poetry, reflections, Writing
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Poetry Friday–September & Ladybugs…
Happy Poetry Friday! I’m looking for that breath, that break, pause, between summer and fall… I haven’t found it yet, but I like September’s changes reminding me to keep on looking. evening sky grows a wee bit darker each day, … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Writing
Tagged Art, artist, autumn, Carol Varsalona, Evening sky, Ladybugs, Michelle Kogan, moon, nature, Painting, Poet, poetry, Poetry Friday, Rescue, September, September Moon, Writer
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