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Tag Archives: Poetry Friday
Poetry Friday: Marjory Douglas Stoneman High
MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH Circles of life shattered, emptying hearts at Stoneman Douglas High, February 14, 2018. A powerful, pointless eclipse blocked all light by a semiautomatic AR-15 riffle. 40 bullets spewed upholding our U.S. second amendment, leaving all … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: Blue Moon & Poetry Postcards
I’ve been thinking about this Blue Moon we are having this month–perhaps it will release positive energy into the atmosphere. I often think there’s some kind of natural force that is keeping all the wheels and cogs turning on our … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, Poem, Writing
Tagged Art, Billie Holiday, Blue Moon, Carol Varsalona, Diane Mayr, Linda Mitchell, Michelle Kogan, moon, New Year, New Years Poetry Postcard Exchange, Painting, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, Poets, Sally Murphy
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Poetry Friday: Layers and Snow Sketch
Pencil sketch, © 2017 Michelle Kogan. Taken from a pic of my sister and I when we were packed into many, many, many layers! (p.s. I’m in the front.) Happy Poetry Friday! I have to admit the poems I’m sharing … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Pencil Drawing, Picture Book, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing
Tagged Art, Children, cold, friends, LAYERS, Michelle Kogan, Naomi Shihab Nye, Pabo Neuda, pencil sketch, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, snow, winter
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Poetry Friday–Bid Farewell Old Year
Welcoming Poetry Friday, this last one of the year, with a simple adieu to 2017 and a humble hello to 2018–with a tanka and a poem by W. S. Merwin, To The New Year. BID FAREWELL OLD YEAR Look upon … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Writing
Tagged animals, Art, Dove, Halo, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, New Year, peace, poem, poetry, Poetry Friday, reflections, spirit, Tanka, thoughts, W. S. Merwin, wings
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Poetry Friday: Bittersweet Lemons
Happy Poetry Friday! There was a request put out from our Poetry Friday Roundup host Lisa, for making lemonade out of lemons. So here is my take on that request to liven up all of us in the Northern part … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Writing
Tagged Art, Bittersweet Lemons, environment, Humanity, Lemon Tree, Lemons, Michelle Kogan, Pablo Neruda, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, Poets, Trini Lopez, w, Writing
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Poetry Friday tanka, #inktober and painting
I’m wrapped in the roundness of fall, and for Poetry Friday I’m sharing an autumnal tanka poem and ink and watercolor painting; also for inktober. I’m also sharing a fall poem by Carl Sandburg and one by Mary Oliver. SEEDS … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Pencil Drawing, Poem, Writing
Tagged #Inktober 2017, Art, autumn, Carl Sandburg, dip pens, fall, Gourds, Mary Oliver, Michelle Kogan, Painting, Pens, pods, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday, pumpkins, Tanka, Watercolor
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