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Tag Archives: Compassion
Poetry Friday-Giving flowers of Hope
Happy Poetry Friday! I have been consumed with the unchanging situation of the teens being held, and continuously brought to the Tornillo, TX detention camp, near El Paso. At last count there were 2400 teens between the age of 13 … Continue reading
Posted in Haiku, Holidays, Nature, Poem, Writing
Tagged #PoetryFriday, Compassion, Crimes against humanity, family, Free Children, Haiku, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, poems, poetry, reflections, teenagers, thoughts, Tornillo Detention Camp, Writing
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Happy Mother’s Day!
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Poem, Writing
Tagged Art, beauty, Compassion, Dimante, environment, family, honest, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, Mom, Mother's, mother's day, nature, Painting, Peach blossoms, poem, poetry, reflections, spring, thoughts, Women
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#NaPoWriMo day 30 poem and WIP watercolor
I’m closing the last day of National Poetry Month with a poem written from a prompt by Ibtisam Barakat, featured today on Renée LaTulippe’s blog No Water River. MY WINGS My wings are made of paint and petals sprinkled softly … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #NaPoWriMo2018, #National Poetry Month 2018, animals, Art, Children, Compassion, critters, earth, family, Flowers, Humanity, Humans, Justice, Michelle Kogan, nature, Paint, people, petals, poems, poetry, reflections, respect, self-absorbed, sun, watercolors, wings, Women, words, Writing
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Poetry Friday Oatmeal for all
I’m sharing a poem that I composed earlier this week, the thoughts are reflections for the people who’ve all been affected by hurricane Harvey. I’m posting this from my phone while on a mini college visit with my daughter in … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Poem, Writing
Tagged Art, chicago, community, Compassion, Humanity, love, Michelle Kogan, nature, oatmeal, people, poem, poetry, reflections, sharing, thoughts, Writing
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A #Haikuforhealing for Hanukkah and all our winter holidays
light a lamp eight nights, illuminate freedom, peace, and understanding! © 2016 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Writing
Tagged Bears, Compassion, Freedom, haikuforhealing, Hanukkah, Holidays, love, Michelle Kogan, peace, Pen and Ink, Understanding, Watercolor, winter, Winter Holidays
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