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Poetry Friday-Mid Winter

Happy Poetry Friday! Here we are smack dab in the middle of another midwestern Chicago Winter…I’m sharing a Mid Winter poem and some music to soothe whatever can use soothing, and shoo away any February blues. MID WINTER… Wars raging … Continue reading

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Poetry Friday–New Year, New Book, New Card!

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m sharing a New poem celebrating the Year of the Rabbit, a New Anthology Book I’m in, and a New Valentine’s Card. LUNAR SOLAR Lunisolar year of the rabbit year of the cat celebrate the animals in … Continue reading

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#Inktober2019 Day 5 and Haiku

pumpkin palooza– build patience, climb it up towards sky… © Michelle Kogan   #Inktober2019 day 5 prompt: build Here’s the inktober prompt schedule from the originator Jake Parker:

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#PoetryFriday: Sparrows, Spring, & Music

we’re windowpane sparrows pining for spring it’s coming, be patient… pop by each afternoon, come out, take a peak, commune with nature–a natural treat… © 2019 Michelle Kogan Happy Poetry Friday! Linda Baie at her blog TeacherDance is our hostess … Continue reading

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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

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#Haikuforhealing 12-14-2017 & Sketch

Thanks go to my resident #cottontail. cottontail sits, whiskers move as she waits for me to leave. © 2017 Michelle Kogan

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#Inktober day 5 & okra haiku

OKRA PATIENCE okra we waited together patiently all summer long … © 2017 Michelle Kogan  

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‪#‎NaPoWriMo‬ Day 17 haiku and quick watercolor ‪#‎sketch‬

tulip tango thrice, petals patiently unwrap spring’s waiting presence… © 2016 Michelle Kogan  

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Orb Weaver Haiku Hangs by a Thread in a Chicago Backyard

orb weaver waiting diamond queen cobweb prizes patience persistence my early morning reward was this magnificent orb weaver which greeted me as I meandered through my garden early this morning…

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