Tag Archives: mother’s day

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—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 →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, artist, Bluebells, Bridget Magee, Flowers, Geraniums, Irene Latham, May, Michelle Kogan, mother's day, Painting, Pansy, Pen and Ink, poetry, Wanda Coleman, Watercolor | 12 Comments

Poetry Friday—Woodpeckers for #NPM & New Mom’s Day Card

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

Happy Poetry Friday! I ‘m continually taken by our fine feathered Downy woodpecker friends. They don’t fly away and come back, but take residence here all winter long. Last week I heard an unfamiliar bird call I was trying to … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #NPM2021, #PoetryFriday, BACKYARD DOWNY WOODPECKER, DRUM DREAM GIRL, Jama Rattigan, Jama's Alphabet Soup, Margarita Engle, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan Fine Art Etsy Shop, Mother's Day Card, mother's day, Woodpecker | 18 Comments

Poetry Friday: Mother’s Day

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

geraniums gently wave yellow sunshine big bee buzzes by… © 2020 Michelle Kogan Happy Poetry Friday! I’m celebrating Mother’s Day! MOM’S Mom’s presence never stops Juggling 100 different tasks Working Mothering Sistering Loving Fathering Caring Sharing Refereeing Picker-upper … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #PoemsofPresence, #PoetryFriday, Annie Finch, bees, Fanny mendelssohn, Geraniums, Margaret Rockwell Finch, Michelle Heidenrich Barnes, Michelle Kogan, mother's day, Zukerman Trio Plays Mendelssohn | 12 Comments

#Poetry Friday–Mother’s Day & dandelions

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday and Happy Almost Mother’s Day! I’m sharing some small thoughts for Mom’s and nature… Elizabeth Steinglass is hosting this weeks Poetry Friday Roundup at her blog ELIZABETH STEINGLASS Poetry for Children and their Grownups, thanks for hosting … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged Action, Art, books, Children, Dandelions, environment, family, Flowers, Humanity, Liz Steinglass, Michelle Kogan, mother's day, nature, Painting, Plein Air, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, Ponder, reflections, spirit, stories, sun, thoughts, Waiting, Watercolor, Women, Writing | 28 Comments

Happy Mother’s Day!

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

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 | 2 Comments

Poetry Friday–Mother’s Day– Poems from “The Best of Today’s Little Ditty 2016”

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday and Happy Mother’s Day. I have the pleasure today of featuring a rich and varied collection of poems from Michelle Heidenrich Barnes’ The Best of Today’s Little Ditty 2016, Poems for Our Mothers. This is Michelle’s second poetry … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature photos, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged Art, B.J. Lee, books, Charles Waters, Concrete poems, family, For Mom, Heidi Mordhorst, Kenn Nesbitt, Michelle Heidenrich Barnes, Michelle Kogan, mother's day, Mother's Day Poems, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, stories, The Best of Today's Little Ditty 2016, thoughts, travel | 56 Comments

Poetry Friday-Mother’s Day-Mothers & Daughters

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

For Poetry Friday I’m sharing Poems about Mothers and Daughters for Mother’s Day. MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS Mothers and daughters what ties them together? Building bonds as sensitive as a feather. Laughing and crying–sharing joy and sorrow, years passing too quickly … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Nature, Plein Air Art, Poem, Writing | Tagged animals, Art, Eavan Boland, family, Flowers, friends, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, mother's day, nature, Painting, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, reflections, Watercolor, Women | 37 Comments

Happy Mothers’s Day & Draw a Bird Day– haiku & WIP

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

coasting in comes a cortorra volado, springs mother’s day surprise… Happy Mothers Day to all Moms, from my endangered feathered friend Cotorra volando. WIP for mom’s and for the annual Draw a bird day! Thanks to Laura at www.Createarteveryday for posting about … Continue reading →