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Read my poem, "Night Journey" 
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"Tentatively Certain"
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Read my poem: "Ode to Spring Soil."
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Tag Archives: #Pause
Poetry Friday–February Mums and Pause…
Happy Poetry Friday! Busy week, short post, taking a pause with my OLW Pause. a partial pause fills soul with solace, preps usto pick up pieces… © 2026 Michelle Kogan, draft Mosey on over to talented poet and nature photographer … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, pen sketch, Poem, poetry, Writing
Tagged #artist, #Chicago, #FebruaryMums, #haiku, #MichelleKogan, #Pause, #Pen and Ink, #poet, #PoetryFriday, #Solace
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Poetry Friday– Moon & Weather Pause…
all knowing moonhelp us mend our ways—guide uscrescent orb © 2026 Michelle Kogan Happy Poetry Friday! Wow, wow, wow, it keeps on coming, but in the midst of the world feeling like it may be on the brink of collapse, … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Poem, poetry, Writing
Tagged #artist, #Cause, #centering, #ChicagoPoet, #haiku, #MichelleKogan, #Moon, #Music, #Nature, #Pause, #poems, #PoetryFriday, #reflections
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Poetry Friday-Etheree-some good…
rhododendron red—windowsill winter bloomveils sky and thoughts © 2026 Michelle Kogan, draft Happy Poetry Friday I’m sharing another poem, an etheree from my writing notebook that was patiently waiting to be completed…An etheree is a 10-line poem form that begins … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Poem, poetry, Writing
Tagged #artist, #ChicagoPoet, #Etheree, #haiku, #Hope, #Justice, #MichelleKogan, #OLW, #Pause, #rhododendron, #somegood, Bookseedstudio, Jan Godown Annino, nature, naturelovers, poems, poetry, Writing
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Poetry Friday– Poem Notebook Surfing & Hellebores
rosey helleboressoothe US daily terrors,compassion amiss © 2026 Michelle Kogan, draft My haiku reflects on the shooting of Renee Nicole Good. Happy Poetry Friday! I did some notebook surfing to complete my poem below, TOGETHER. I often have poems in … Continue reading
Posted in Haiku, Home, Nature, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Writing
Tagged #art exhibit, #artist, #compassion, #haiku, #Hellebores, #MichelleKogan, #Nature, #naturelovers, #OLW, #Pause, #poet, #Poetry, #PoetryFriday, #reflections, #RuthBowenHersey, #together, #Writer, #Zeno
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Poetry Friday–Light Hope & Peace Prompt
Happy Poetry Friday! I’m joining the Poetry Sisters’ prompt for the month of December, the challenge was to compose a poem containing Light Hope and Peace. Thanks to all the Poetry Sisters’ for the prompt, be sure to stop by … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #artist, #Chicago, #Hope, #Light, #MichelleKogan, #MIlkweed, #Nature, #naturelovers, #Onelittleword, #Pause, #Peace, #Penandink, #PleinAir, #poet, #poetrypals, #Ponder, #seeds, #sketches, #watercolorpainting, #Winter, #Writer, Tricia Stohr-Hunt
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Poetry Friday–Time
Coming in with a short poem, reflecting on elusive time… Talented poet and author Laura Purdie Salas, at her blog is hosting this week’s Poetry Friday Roundup, thanks Laura! She shared that her new book, Flurry, Float, and Fly! is … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing
Tagged #artist, #Chicago, #MichelleKogan, #Nature, #Naturelover, #Pause, #Play, #poet, #PoetryFriday, #reflections, #Time, #Writer
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Michelle Kogan Illustration, Painting, & Writing 