Tag Archives: Flowers

Poetry Friday–Mother’s Day

Posted on May 11, 2023 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday and Happy Mother’s Day! Still busy and filled-to-the-gills, so popping in with a 4 x 4 poem and brief Mother’s Day post for all feathered and unfeathered Mom’s all around… FEATHERED MAMA’S Flutter–fly–by Omnipresent On ground and … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #Mother's Day, #Poetry Friday, "Feathered Mama's", Art, Birdbaths, birds, butterflies, Cabbage White butterfly, Flowers, Happy Mother's Day, Helping mom, May 2023, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, Pen and Ink, poem, poems, poetry, robins, Robyn Hood Black, spring, Tulips, Watercolor | 8 Comments

Poetry Friday–Etheree – Transformation – National Women’s History Month

Posted on March 30, 2023 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Can it be, here we are at the end of March and on the doorstep of April…And we have another poem challenge by the Poetry Sisters, this time to write an etheree– a ten line poem starting … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #2023National Poetry Month, #ClimatePoemProject, #Poetry Friday, #poetrypals, 2023 National Poetry Month Project, Amaryllis, Etheree, Flowers, Laura Shovan, Mary Lee Hahn, Michelle Kogan, nature, poems, Poems on endangered pollinators, Poet, Queen Victoria Riflebird, spring, The BeZIne, Transformation, Writing | 12 Comments

Poetry Friday–Garden Moonpower Buds

Posted on March 16, 2023 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m continuing to think about spring and all things connected with it… Here’s some moon and sun inspired music… Laura Purdie Salas at her blog Small Reads for Brighter Days is hosting this week’s Poetry Friday roundup, … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged # Poetry Friday, Flowers, Gardeners, gardens, Laura Purdie Salas, Michelle Kogan, Moonlight benefits plants, Moonpower, nature, poems, Poet, reflections, Small Reads for Brighter Days, Spring Blooms, Spring Buds, Writing | 13 Comments

Poetry Friday–Dansa Poem & New Holiday Card

Posted on November 10, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

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 | 10 Comments

Poetry Friday–Roundup Is Here! Dads Day

Posted on June 16, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Happy Dad’s Day! & Happy Summer! The Poetry Friday Roundup is here! Please add your posts to Mister Linky below… I’m looking forward to getting around and reading all of your poetry posts throughout the weekend. Friday … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #Poetry Friday Roundup is here!, Anne Frank, archival prints, Art, Banjos, Bookmarks, Dads, Dads and daughters, Daughters, Father's Day, Flowers, Giclee Prints, INTERTWINING CONNECTIONS, Journals, Michelle Kogan, music, Painting, Phillis Levin, poem, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, reflections, sketchbooks, sky, summer, The Banjo Bands of Malawi, water, Watercolor, Writing | 27 Comments

Poetry Friday-Celebrating Mother’s Day!

Posted on May 5, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m starting my celebration of Mother’s Day today, with a socially conscious Mother’s Day Poem! Breathe in some action, take a few flowers, and celebrate all Mom’s in a marvelous way! Give Flowers, Flowers for mothers Flowers … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged Climate Change, Denise Levertov, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Flowers, Jama Rattigan, Jama's Alphabet Soup, Justice, love, Maya Angelou, Michelle Kogan, mother's day, Parks, Plein Air, Poetry Friday, Ukraine Mothers, Walks, Watercolor, Women's Reproductive Rights | 14 Comments

Poetry Friday- Climate Change–Metaphor Dice Poem

Posted on April 28, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday and National Poetry Month! Jone Rush MacCulloch is hosting this week’s Poetry Friday Roundup at her blog, Jone Rush MacCulloch. She has a treasure trove of bubbling poetry goodness to offer, so do stop by her post. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #National Poetry Month 2022, #poetrypals, #Progressive Poem 2022, "Heed Earth's Cry, Art, Climate Change, Flowers, Haiku, Jone Rush Macculloch, Metaphor Dice, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan Fine Art Etsy Shop, Mother's Day Greeting Cards, mother's day, nature, poetry, Poetry Friday, Poetry Sisters, Taylor Mali | 10 Comments

Poetry Friday–Ekphrastic Dodoitsu Poems

Posted on March 24, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

SPRING’S PERENNIAL LOVE I’m here, awaiting your love leaves stretch-wide welcoming you,your overlooked blue crocus with blushed affections, xox © 2022 Michelle Kogan Happy Poetry Friday! My post today is all about Ekphrastic Dodoitsu poems. It was offered as a … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, Amy Ludwig VanDerwater, Andromeda Jazmon, birds, crocus, Dodoitsu, ekphrastic, family, Flowers, Humor, Laura Purdie Salas, Liz Garton Scanlon, Mary Lee Hahn, Michelle Kogan, nature, Patricia Stohr-Hunt, poem, poems, poetry, reflections, robins, Sara Lewis Holmes, spring, Tanita S. Davis, Writing | 18 Comments

Poetry Friday Birth Day Roundup is Here!

Posted on May 27, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome! I’m Hosting the Poetry Friday Roundup and decided to Celebrate Birthdays and Birth Days, as my Birthday is coming up this weekend. Also make sure to checkout the Poetry Sisters Ekphrastic poems for their May poem … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Picture Book Sketches, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #Birth Day, #PoetryFriday #Poetry Friday Roundup, #poetrypals, "Poppiness", Birthday, Eric Carle, Flowers, haiku, Linda Pastan, Michelle Kogan, MIlkweed, Monarch, Poppies, Ruth Whitman, spring, Terrapin, Turtles | 28 Comments

Poetry Friday—Mother’s Day

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m celebrating Mother’s Day with poems and art! BLUEBELLS FOR MOTHER’S DAY For Mother’s Day I give to youpretty periwinkle bluebells,with music velvety as lambs earsto soften away days discord,and floppy large leavesspreading out like arms embracing … Continue reading →