original watercolor sunflowers: 8" x 18"
as summer reclines
in translucent honey haze
autumn comes alive
with transparent amber days
cobalt blue nights
fill infinite skies
cool winds collide
pushing summer aside
from hazy to bright
these transitions are inherent
seasons come and they go
with their foibles quite apparent
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Com-Posers
original watercolor sunflowers: 10" x 14"
my sunflowers are done
their petals are gone
though the finches, I see
are still havin’ fun
they no longer cling
to those sunflower rims
to split and to spit
the shells that they’ve bit
they just take their seats
at the table..a feast!
it’s the best buffet yet
for those birdies, I bet
‘tis a glorious thing
a Goldfinch Grinch Fling
but for me, I just fret
‘cause autumn comes next!
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original watercolor sunflowers: 9" x 12"
The Golden Oldie Girl
my vibrant sunflowers
last week so spry
have bent down a bit
heaving a sigh
they hang down their leaves
it seems that they’re just
dry crumpled sheaves
about to be dust
there’s no use complaining
as they have no say
the season is changing
it’s all nature’s way
they lift up their chins
and give me a shrug
tighten their bonnets
with a sly little tug
my golden sunflowers
will soon cease to be
I cherish those hours
they’ve shared here with me
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Contained Com-Posers
original watercolor sunflowers: 10" x 14"
the sun’s in retreat
giving me the cold shoulder
this summer romance
is apparently over
gone are the sundrops
warming my face
menacing shadows
have taken their place
cobalt blue breezes
rustle about
autumn is coming
of that there’s no doubt
my sunflowers are ruined
their beauty in tatters
seeds, petals, leaves
lie tossed about, scattered
i notice the dance
of those spurious squirrels
as they snatch the remains
of my golden sun girls
more quickly than ants
at a picnic, they advance
and I thought that finches
were sunflower grinches!
now I’m left all alone
‘neath a dry, crumbling wall
where my sunflowers once stood
majestic and tall
i’ll try not to fear
as hope becomes clear
they’ll be back next year
with more summertime cheer!
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Com-Posers
original watercolor sunflowers: 9" x 12"
And So It Goes
Ackkk!
the sun’s in retreat
giving me the cold shoulder
our summer romance
is apparently over
gone are the sundrops
warming my face
menacing shadows
have taken their place
cobalt blue breezes
rustle about
autumn is coming
of that there’s no doubt
my sunflowers are ruined
their beauty in tatters
seeds, petals, leaves
lie tossed about, scattered
i notice the dance
of those spurious squirrels
as they snatch the remains
of my golden sun girls
more quickly than ants
at a picnic, they advance
and I thought that finches
were sunflower grinches!
now I’m left all alone
‘neath a dry, crumbling wall
where my sunflowers had stood
majestic and tall
so my task is to wait
for this fact I hold dear
they’ll be back next year
with more summertime cheer!
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