Tag Archives: Reflection

Poetry Friday– Hanukkah – Celebration of Light

Posted on December 7, 2023 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m sharing a poem and WIP sketch for Hanukkah, which begins tonight, with a focus on spreading light and hope all around. HANUKKAH PRAYER Across a painted midnight skyI saw a shooting star, it blazed a path … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Home, Nature, Pencil Drawing, Poem, poetry, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #Hanukkah, #Poetry Friday, Art, Celebration of Light, community, December, family, Freedom, Hope, Michelle Kogan, nature, Patricia J. Franz, peace, poems, Reflection, Shooting Stars, sketch, sky, Winter Holidays, WIP, WIP Drawing, Writing | 10 Comments

Poetry Friday–Ukraine-family

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! My heart is with the Brave Ukrainian people. I was hoping to share a Ukrainian poet, poetry, but work caught up with me, perhaps next Friday… My poem, a draft, comes from my ancestral connections with Ukraine … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, poetry, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #Poetry Friday, Ancestors, family, Janet Wong, Kyiv, Michelle Kogan, Odessa, paintings, Pen and Ink, Poetry for Children, Reflection, Sylvia Vardell, Tug at heart, Ukraine, Unbreathable, War, War crimes, Watercolor | 16 Comments

Poetry Friday–Reflections…

Posted on January 9, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m in with a quick nonet poem and art influenced by our lack of light this morning… REFLECTIONS OF EERINESS Amber lamppost shines in light of day casting shadows of eeriness… Curtains of displease nod from … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, pen sketch, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #climatestrike, #PoetryFriday, Action, Art, Billie Holiday, Blue Moon, Climate action, earth, environment, family, friends, Humanity, Introspection, Michelle Kogan, music, nature, people, poems, poetry, Ponder, Reflection, thoughts, Truth, video, Women, Writing | 26 Comments

#Inktober2019 & thoughts for my Dad

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

SILVER ASH Silver ash fills leaves with seasons early bite– October’s cold has come too soon, but offers reflection in return… © 2019 Michelle Kogan Dedicating this post to my Dad, whose Birthday would have been today, and whom … Continue reading →