Beetnix
original watercolor beets: 9" x 12"
I forget
do gnus
rhyme with canoes
or maybe baboons
and what is the need
if you could, tell me please
of the extra L'd Llama
for it’s silent, do you see
is it oh so much better
to own one more letter
and the Beet, actual-ly
goes on, factual-ly
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Pears Squared
original watercolor pears: 9" x 11"
as summer reclines
in translucent honey haze
autumn comes alive
with transparent amber days
inky blue nights
fill infinite skies
cool winds collide
pushing summer aside
from translucent to transparent
these transitions are inherent
seasons come and they go
with their foibles quite apparent
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SunnyReposers
original watercolor sunflowers: 9" x 12"
Simple Girls
my sunflower girls
are simple and yet
the beauty they share
is simply the best
their petals, like bonnets,
are sun drenched and golden
it’s like someone spread
sweet butter upon ‘em
they don’t like to squint
so they always wear shades
but sunblock is not
their choice, they admit
they follow the sun
from morning till night
then rest in their beds
until the day light
that’s how it’s been done
it’s simply their way
for all of their kin
and all of their days
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The John Jacob House
original watercolor historic home.: the John Jacob House: 9" x 12"
Practice makes better
But perfect?
Not ever...
Especially if painting
Is what you can do
You’ll prob’ly improve
But that’s questionable, too
My advice to you
Buy a Bertie Brown or two!
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Eminent Domain
original watercolor sunflowers: 9" x 12"
Eminent Domain
is eminent domain
something finches disdain
as they each stake their claim
to my sunflowers’ fame
don’t they have a clue
i have etiquette rules
they routinely eschew
behaving so RUDE
i’d tell them to flee
‘cause they’re making a scene
and a mess at my feet
spitting shells from their beaks
but they are rather cute
in their black and gold suits
and their hollers and hoots
sound like piccolo flutes!
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Sun*sitive
original watercolor sunflowers: 9" x 12"
I love the way
on a late summer day
the sun reaches down
to gather around
my sunflower girls
with their gold-yellow curls
and their skirts made of leaves
swaying in the breeze...
The birds of the air
and the insects working there
create a vibration
a vibrato celebration
as they all harmonize
their praise to the skies...
I’m thankful to be
by this shimmering sea
and grateful to hear
this music of the spheres
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