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Tag Archives: Letter Poem
Poetry Friday—Common Yellowthroat & Rail
Happy Poetry Friday! I’m sharing two poems that I worked on this week from the #Birdtober challenge, along with some art to accompany them. The Lady Yellowthroat above is brand new and for #Inktober. I’ve been posting any #Birdtober and … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, poetry
Tagged #Birdtober, #Birdtober2021, #inktober, #PoetryFriday, @aholmesartstudio, beauty, birds, Common Yellowthroat, Corncrake, endangered, fall, Irene Latham, Letter Poem, Live Your Poem, Michelle Kogan, Poem of Address
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#Poetry Friday–Letter Poem for my Dad on #Inktober day 15
Happy Poetry Friday! My Father’s Birthday was this week, he would have been 91 years old this year. He also passed away 4 years ago the week of Halloween. I think about him all the time, but I like to … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, pen sketch, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #inktober, #inktober 2020, #PoetryFriday, covid-19, Janice Skully, Letter Poem, Memories, Michelle Kogan, pen sketch, stardust, Vote, warercolor
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#NaPoWriMo: Earth Day–earth-art & letter poem
Happy Earth Day on this 50th Celebration! I’m sharing some earth-art and a letter poem. DEAR EARTH Dear Earth, Lend us your deep-rooted wisdom So we may make wise our neglectful history Send us your powerful patience So we may earn it … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, Writing
Tagged #EarthDay2020, #NaPoWriMo2020, Action, animals, Art, Children, earth, environment, family, friends, Humanity, Letter Poem, Michelle Kogan, people, poems, poetry, Ponder, reflections, sun, Thanks, thoughts, Truth, Waiting, Watercolor, wings, Women, Writing
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#NaPoWriMo day 1–Letter Poem & Watercolor
Dear April, I’ve waited so many seasons for your rebirth. Anticipating my towering topaz tulips, searching for my poeticus paper whites… Oh woe is me–Dear April garden where can you be? My crown jewel crocuses have barley opened, my daffodils … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged April, earth, environment, Flowers, Letter Poem, Michelle Kogan, NaPoWriMo, nature, patience, poem, poetry, Poets, reflections, Spring Garden, sun, thoughts, Writing
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#WorldwatercolorMonth + Letter Poem
Dear Orchid, We journeyed together from leaf, to bud, to bloom. Your curvilinear lines caught my eye, though your beauty’s captured best not by my hand alone, but mother natures soft breath. Humbly yours, M.K. Enchanted © 2016 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Writing
Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, Art, beauty, chicago, Letter Poem, Michelle Kogan, Orchids, Painting, poem, poetry, sketch, Writing
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Michelle Kogan Illustration, Painting, & Writing 