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Category Archives: Haiku
Poetry Friday–#olw (one little word…)
Happy Poetry Friday! It took some pondering this year to come upon my one little word… last year’s #olw was pondering, and our journey together rewarding. Here’s a small list of words I considered: changes perseverance action metaphor humanity reflect … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Painting, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #joy, #openyoureyes, #PoetryFriday, Action, animals, Art, Breathe, Children, earth, environment, family, Humanity, Kathryn Apel, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, nature, people, poems, poetry, Ponder, Reading, reflections, Robert Ertman, Ruthie Foster, spirit, Thanks, thoughts, Truth, Waiting, Wind, Winter poem swap, Writing
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Last Nature Haiku for 2019
Happy New Years Eve! Here’s my last nature haiku post for 2019, I’ve been tagging my haikus this last month as #natember, and more of my poet friends have been tweeting with #haikuforkindness #haikuforjustice #haikuforhope including: Linda Baie, Jone MacCulloch, … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #haikuforhope, #haikuforjustice, #haikuforkindness, #natember, 2020, Art, December, environment, Haiku, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, MIlkweed, New Years, New Years Eve, poems, poetry, Ponder, reflections, snow, spirit, thoughts, Truth, Waiting, winter, Women, Writing
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Poetry Friday–Winter Solstice 2019
Happy Poetry Friday and Happy Winter Solstice! I‘ve been thinking about the winter solstice and our changing seasons… Here are a couple poems I wrote while pondering on our solstice a haiku for #natember #haikuforhope #haikuforjustice #haikuforkindness, and a … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #haikuforhope, #haikuforjustice, #haikuforkindness, #natember, #PoetryFriday, Art, Buffy Silverman, environment, Haiku, Lady Marmalade, Michelle Kogan, mother nature, nature, Nonet poem, Painting, Patti LaBelle, pen, Watercolor, winter, Winter Solstice 2019
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Last Minute Holiday Gifts and Cards…
Happy Holidays! These bookmarks along with cards, archival … Continue reading
Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged animals, Art, Bookmarks, books, Bunnies, earth, environment, Etsy Shop, Evanston Art Center 2019 Winter Arts & Crafts EXPO, family, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan fine art, peace, poems, poetry, Polar Bears, Ponder, Protesting, reflections, Solstice, thoughts, Truth, Writing
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Poetry Friday–Winter Poem Swap & #natember December Nature
Happy Poetry Friday! I’m very happy this week to share Joyce Ray’s treasure-filled Winter Poem Swap. In our poems and gifts to each other, ours thoughts both seemed to draw from historical spiritual, and social justice callings. The little poem books, … Continue reading
Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing
Tagged #haikuforjustice, #haikuforkindness, #hakuforhope, #natember, #PoetryFriday, #WinterPoemSwap, Art, books, Emily Dickinson, environment, Holidays, Joyce Ray, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan fine art, photos, poems, poetry, Ponder, reflections, Tabatha Yeatts
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Poetry Friday–Nature and December #natember
Happy Poetry Friday! I’m writing nature haikus for December and am tagging them #natember. Linda Baie and Jean LaTourette are also writing them this month, join us. A few other haiku hashtags for December by Jone MacCulloch and Mary Lee … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Nature photos, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #PoetryFriday, Art, environment, Humanity, Jean LaTourette, Jone MacCulloch, Linda Baie, Liz Steinglass, Mary Lee Hahn, Michelle Kogan, music, nature #natember, photos, poems, Ponder, reflections, Tanita S. Davis, thoughts
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