Tag Archives: mother nature

Poetry Friday—Sky, Sun, & Water

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! My poem this week was inspired by Margaret Simon’s prompt, from her post this week on THIS PHOTO WANTS TO BE A POEM… I wrote the poem, didn’t have a chance to post it, then tweaked it … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Pencil Drawing, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #Poetry Friday, colors, dragonfly, James Weldon Johnson, Leigh Anne Eck, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, Molly Hogan, mother nature, nature, Nix the comfort zone, pencil sketch, Prehistoric, sketch, sky, summer, sun, This Photo Wants To Be A Poem, water | 11 Comments

Poetry Friday–Winter Solstice 2019

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

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 | 16 Comments

Poetry Friday–Naomi Shihab Nye– “Kindness” & Nature

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Milkweed, Hollyhock, Monarchs, Bee, and Dragonfly, © 2016 Michelle Kogan, watercolor and watercolor pencil. Happy Poetry Friday! Our Host this week is Mary Lee Hahn. Mary Lee is celebrating Naomi Shihab Nye–and asked us all to join in. I took … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, Action, animals, Art, Children, earth, environment, family, Flowers, gardens, Humanity, inalienable rights, kindness, Mary Lee Hahn, Michelle Kogan, MIlkweed, Monarchs, mother nature, Naomi Shihab Nye, nature, people, poems, poetry, reflections, thoughts, Waiting, wings, Women | 19 Comments

#NaPoWriMo Day 29 #haiku & recycled #WIP due to time shortage…

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

hey mother nature us birds and flowers are here, don’t ya know it’s spring… © 2019 Michelle Kogan For National Poetry Month, I’m writing poems inspired by art that I create or have created. Visit these spots on line to … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, Writing | Tagged #NaPoWriMo2019, #NPM, animals, birds, earth, environment, Flowers, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, mother nature, nature, poems, poetry, Ponder, reflections, spring, sun, thoughts, Truth, wings, Writing | Leave a comment

Poetry Friday–Solstice Treasures…

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday and Happy Winter Solstice I have a menagerie of treasures to share today. I’ve been star gazing for about the last week, late at night and have taken in an abundance of stars via my window. I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged "Flashlight Night", #PoetryFriday, Art, artists, books, Buffy Silverman, Children, earth, environment, family, friends, Halo, Humanity, Kidlit, Matt Forrest Esenwine, Michelle Kogan, mother nature, nature, Painting, people, photography, photos, picture books, poems, poetry, Reading, reflections, spirit, Star gazing, stars, stories, travel, Waiting, wings, Winter Solstice, Women, Writing | 18 Comments

#Inktober Day 8 & List Poem

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

AUTUMN CHANGES Autumn under your nose ushers in all kinds of change– already spent flowers anemone’s that waited amber, ochre leaves afire, a’ glowing marigolds, zinnias, and mums anticipated pumpkins and gourds altering breezes accordion temps toppling this way and … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #inktober, Anemonies, autumn, change, fall, Fall flowers, fall leaves, Flowers, Inktober 2018, List Poem, Michelle Kogan, mother nature, poem, poetry | Leave a comment

Poetry Friday-Summer Poetry Swap

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Today I am sharing a Poetry Swap treasure-trove I received recently. But first I would like to give a big thanks to poet, writer, and friend, Tabatha Yeatts, for organizing the swap, and providing us all with this … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #Summer Poetry Swap, Art, Black eyed susies, books, Golden Shovel Poems, Irene Latham, Michelle Kogan, mother nature, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, sketches, Tabatha Yeatts, weeping memories, Writing | 15 Comments

Poetry Friday: FALL CALLS –Reverso poems

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Welcome fall, and Poetry Friday. I’ve had Marilyn Singer’s book, Echo, Echo, REVERSO POEMS about GREEK MYTHS, out from the library for a long time. Finally ready to let it go and return it. The structure and ideas behind her … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #Reverso Poems, autumn, books, breezes, Echo Echo, environment, fall, leaves, Marilyn Singer, Michelle Kogan, mother nature, Painting, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, sun, watercolors, wings, Writing | 32 Comments

Poem for Day 7 of ‪#‎NaPoWriMo‬

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

April April ushers in with a whisper dusting away last nights unwanted snowflakes while critters all hold tight. April continues with a wallop, temps hop-skotching here and there, Dear Mother Nature Do lend us your hand. © Michelle Kogan

Posted in Nature, Poem, Writing | Tagged April, hop-skotching, Michelle Kogan, mother nature, NaPoWriMo, poem, snowflakes, spring, writing | Leave a comment

Spring Inspired Sketch and Tanka

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

I’m featured today on Michelle Heidenrich Barnes blog Today’s Little Ditty: http://michellehbarnes.blogspot.com/ with my sketch and spring inspired tanka. Emerging greens tingle into my toes, Mesmerize my imagination’s yearn, Now Mother Nature, Spring! © Michelle Kogan