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Poetry Friday–Emerging Spring

Posted on March 9, 2023 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

EMERGING CHANGE Happy Poetry Friday! I watch and wait as spring shares her signs, and doves persist… EMERGING CHANGE Paper whites push up through softened, squishy soil Over-winter leaves linger and await waiting soil-ready hands Statuesque garden beauty earthen-world or … Continue reading →

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#PoetryFriday–Lion or Lamb

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday I’m trying to stay positive about the Chicago weather. It was glorious yesterday, and today, we’re back to almost winter like weather. It was pretty nippy while I painted outside. Which brings me to my poem for … Continue reading →

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#NaPoWriMo day 12 #haiku and #sketch

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

star narcissus nodding approval finally spring! © 2018 Michelle Kogan My Poems for National Poetry Writing Month: Poem one– DEAR APRIL Poem two–Haiku Azaleas Poem three–ODE TO SHUN LEE Poem four–Haiku Daffodils Poem five–APRIL’S MYSTERIES Poem six–APRIL’S BUDS … Continue reading →

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Tulip Haiku and quick sketch for day 21 of NaPoWriMo Michelle Kogan

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

wiggling tulip patiently waits to open speaking silently

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1st Plein Air Painting & haiku in 2014: NaPoWriMo Michelle Kogan

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

I began my first plein air painting for this year and accompanying haiku for day 6 of National Poetry Writing Month NaPoWriMo paper white crocus spring to life capturing new transforming treasures