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Poetry Friday–More Monarchs & Bees
Happy Poetry Friday! I’m posting early as I’m on my way to Door County, WI. I think the monarchs may become more scarce soon as the milkweed flowers are almost finished blooming. A few more pics from my … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Nature photos, pen sketch, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #PoetryFriday, Action, animals, Art, backyards, bees, butterflies, Catherine Wallian Flynn, environment, family, Michelle Kogan, MIlkweed, nature, poems, poetry, Reading to the Core, reflections, summer, thoughts, Writing
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Poetry Friday–Butterflies and Bees
Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome to my backyard … I’ve been in awe at the number of monarchs I have visiting in my garden this summer. There are sometimes five fluttering around at the same time. I’m sharing the path of … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing
Tagged #PoetryFriday, Art, backyards, bees, butterflies, chicago, Emily Dickinson, gardens, Heidi Mordhorst, Michelle Kogan, MIlkweed, Monarchs, oils, Painting, poems, poetry, Pollinators, WIP
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Poetry Friday–Poem in your pocket
Happy Poetry Friday! I’m continuing the celebration of poem in your pocket day, while celebrating our slowly advancing spring–with a poem of mine and a poem by Sidney Wade. POCKETFUL OF POEMS Springful of poems stuff ‘em in your pockets, city … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #NaPoWriMo2018, #National Poetry Month 2018, #pocketpoem, American Robin, animals, Art, bees, birds, bumblebees, chicago, city, City Critters, cottontale, critters, environment, Michelle Kogan, nature, poem, poems, Poetry Friday, reflections, sparrow, spring, squirrel
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#NaPoWriMo Day 25 haiku & watercolor
yellow dillies where’re your bees? bothered by false sun’s chill… © 2018 Michelle Kogan On my blog for National Poetry Writing Month I’ve been focusing on flora, fauna, and our environment. Here’s a list of the poems I’ve posted so … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Michelle's Art Classes, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing
Tagged #NaPoWriMo2018, #National Poetry Month 2018, Art, bees, Daffodils, earth, environment, Haiku, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, Pen and Ink, poem, poems, poetry, reflections, spirit, spring, Waiting, Watercolor, Writing
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#NaPoWriMo Day 24 Poem in 3 Acts and watercolor,
NATURE Act I: Elusive Spring stretches, awakes. She offers another sunless day. Cheerily, cherup, cherup, Robin sings. Act II: Afternoon brings fresh perspectives. Sun moves through leaving us breathless for more. Act III: Late afternoon, bees dance across dandelions. Violas … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #NaPoWriMo2018, #National Poetry Month 2018, Art, bees, birds, earth, elusive spring, environment, fresh perspectives, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, nature, poem, Poem in 3 acts, poetry, reflections, Robin, spring, sun, sunless, Violas, Writing
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#NaPoWriMo Day 2 haiku & azaleas
pink petals pose perplexities or spring’s possibilities © 2018 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Poem, Writing
Tagged #NationalPoetryMonth, Art, Azaleas, bees, Flowers, Haiku, Michelle Kogan, NaPoWriMo, Painting, poem, poetry, poetry Month, Watercolor, wings, Writing
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#Inktober2017 Day 3: haiku and pen sketch
bees and me vie for a view of autumnal changing colors. © 2017 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #Inktober2017, Autumnal, bees, Changing Colors, Dahlia's, fall, Flowers, Haiku, Michelle Kogan, nature, Plein Air, poem, poems, poetry, Watercolor, wings, Writing
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Afternoon #Garden #Haiku
busy bee buzzing amongst milkweed marvels winters far away … © 2017 Michelle Kogan SaveSave
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Poem, Writing
Tagged bees, Busy Bee, Haiku, Michelle Kogan, MIlkweed, nature, photography, photos, poem, poetry, summer, wings, Wrting
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Summer Poetry Swap 2017-Growing Writing for Poetry Friday
I’m participating in the Summer Poetry Swap that was created by Tabatha Yeatts. The end of June, a lovey poetry garden surprise arrived in the mail, from my poetry friend Linda Baie; along with additional swag. I’m sharing her accordion poem, … Continue reading
