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"Tentatively Certain"
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Tag Archives: #Nature
Poetry Friday–Cycles, Beauty & Zinnias & A Rondel
Happy Poetry Friday! The weather is in between and as I’m in between many projects I thought I’d share an in between WIP drawing and cherita poem… ZINNIA CYCLE Outside inside flowers Begging blooms continue blooms amongst beauty, Beauty-blooms through … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Writing
Tagged #Cherita, #Nature, #Nature Lovers, #Poetry Friday, Breathe, Flowers, healing, hearts, Irene Latham, Live Your Poem, Michelle Kogan, Pastel Drawing, poems, Reach, Reflect, reseed, Rondel, torn-heart, WIP, Zinnia
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Poetry Friday–Roundup is Here!
Happy Poetry Friday and Happy Early Father’s Day! I’m Happy to be hosting the Poetry Friday Round up! Please leave your link with Mister Linky at the end of my post. My tanka poem and celebration of Father’s day is … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Writing
Tagged #Father's Day, #Nature, #Nature Lovers, #Poetry Friday, #Poetry Friday Roundup, Baird's Sandpiper, Etsy Shop, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan Fine Art Etsy Shop, MIlkweed, Monarch Butterflies, Painting, poems, poetry, reflections, Spotted Sandpiper, Tanka Poem, Watercolor, Writing
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Poetry Friday-May Earthiness…
Happy Poetry Friday! I’m in with a wee short post, as I’m still helping my mom pack, 6 days left before the move… robin, catbirdearth tilled joy— poke, prod—um, yumgarden solace pride. ©2023 Michelle Kogan, draft Janice Scully at her … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Poem, poetry, Writing
Tagged #Nature, #Naturelover, #Poetry Friday, Catbird, gardens, Janice Scully, May 2023, Michelle Kogan, nature, poem, poems, poetry, Pride, reflections, Robin, Salt City Verse, Solace, Writing
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Poetry Friday–Haikus, Stars, & Poem Walks…
Star-sparkle For Linda Mitchell august morning star stirs hope and wonder, spread her sparkle… © Michelle Kogan Can’t help thinking about Linda Mitchell when I see my morning glories with their beautiful star pattern… Happy Poetry Friday! Busy week, so … Continue reading
Poetry Friday—Poem Swap—Whimsy & Water…
Happy Poetry Friday! I’m happy to share with you my joy filled poetry swap package that I received fromMargaret Simon! Margaret sent me a collaged writing journal infused with summeryness! Margaret’s poem borrowed words from a recent poem of mine … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, Poem, poetry, Poetry Books, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #Alstroemeria, #Hummingbird wings, #Nature, #Naturelover, #painting, #PoetryFriday, #Summer Poetry Swap, #watercolor, #WIlly-nilly, Chicago's plummeting and rising water crisis, dragonfly, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, Reflections on the teche, Tabatha Yeatts, Tabatha Yeatts: The Opposite of Indifference, Water and Climate Crisis
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National Poetry Month 2021–haiku and sparrow
sparrow’s sweet chee cheewon’t din morning’s train, but perseveres with friends © 2021 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Pencil Drawing, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #artist, #Birds, #kidlit artist, #Nature, #NPM2021, #pencil sketch, #poem, #Poetry, #Sparrows, #Writer, Michelle Kogan
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Michelle Kogan Illustration, Painting, & Writing 