Symphony in the Key of Sea
original watercolor seascape/OBX: 11"w x 7"h
O B-y the X-ea
oh to be by the sea
just my fam’ly and me
sunblocked nose
bug sprayed toes
sunning responsibly
grasses sway
sand dunes say
watch all nature at play
roaring surf
sandy turf
it’s an OBX day!
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Musically Inclined / Tuba, Violin
original watercolor musical motif/Tuba, Violin: 6"w x 8"h
Tu-be Tuba
Tu-be a violin
is sweet music to me
Tuba on the other hand
might be even more grand!
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Just Sophie and Me
original watercolor still life with doll: 14 1/2"w x 16"h
Beginning Niggling
in the beginning
I had an idea
a slight yet sure niggling
regarding Sophia
her dolly, a tea cup
a box, bag and bow
with plenty of pink
and green down below
this still life is taking
a life of its own
I think it would fit
in a “Sophie and Me” book
it could be a hit
if I ever finish it!
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Musically Inclined - Violin/Piano
original watercolor musical motif with piano/violin: 7"w x 11"h
No Viol-ence
do strings
ever throw
their well-tempered bows
at the soloist who thinks
his technic doesn’t stink(!)
as he plays arrogantly
the piano so disparately
lifting hands dramatically
o’re ebony
and ivory
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Low Country Libretto
original watercolor seascape/salt marsh: 14"w x 11"h
Salt Marsh Meanderings
Low Country liaisons
herons skulking about
don’t get on my turf
they often cry out!
amongst the sweet grass
they sneak and stalk
it’s all about the belly
feed me, feed me, it squawks
they really are a sight
a pterodactyl? a hawk?
no,
just Big Bird in white
looking for that perfect bite!
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Plum Island Passacaglia
original watercolor seascape/salt marsh: 14"w x 11"h
Salt Marsh Meanderings
a salt marsh looks different
in New England somehow
it’s attitude intense
with low guarded brow
it’s secrets I sense
are only revealed
in fits
spurts and bits
of mysteries concealed
oh yes there are grasses
with fly-away tufts
and short scrubby pines
o’re looking the bluffs
but if you look closer
I think you’ll perceive
the treasures it wields
in it’s pungent sea breeze
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Musically Inclined / Violin
original watercolor musical motif with violin: 7"w x 11"h
String Fling
strings
are things
that go plunk
when they’re plucked
but when they are bowed
well, properly so,
they sing full and free
with the greatest of ease
like an acrobat high
on the flying trapeze
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Musically Inclined - Violin/ Flute
original watercolor with violin and flute: 10"x10"
Sassy Violin
The violin’s a classy fellow
When bowed he sings a tune so mellow
When plucked
His notes are quite abrupt
And when there’s nothing left to play
He tells the Flute to play away...
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Symphony in the Key of Sea / OBX
original watercolor seascape: 11"w x 7"h
Oblation Revelation
evening oblations
give solace to me
with new revelations
waiting to be
so lest I forget
the beauty I see
I’ll daily inspect
this view by the sea
and paint thankfully
His grand poetry
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Dunes Dance
original watercolor seascape: 14"w x 11"h
Barrier Islands
All bluster and bluff
With towering tides
Always in a huff
Racing to shore
Biting the beach
Ever advancing more and more....
The sighing sands
Surrender their turf
While tall dancing dunes
Watch over the surf
Their beach bonnets swaying
And “No Trespassing” signs waving.......
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.....set up practice....
I’m Dreamin’ of a...
I’ve been workin’ on the art show
all these live-long days
matting, framing
pricing, naming
all the work I will display
it will be exhilarating
writing up the slips that say “I’m Sold”!
as the buyers line up waiting...
such a sight I want to know
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Beach Hash
original watercolor with shells: 11"w x 14"h
Conch en Fa
There once was seashell named Conch
Who was lonely and displeased with his lot
So he puffed out his cheek
Buzzed a low mellow screech
Now he’s part of the rock group “Conch-crete”
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NY State of Mind
original watercolor cityscape: 6"w x 8 1/2"h
“It’s Raining, It’s Pouring....
Sophie and I were bored
As we peered out the back door
And had to acknowledge
The steady downpour
We put on our thinking caps
Our imagination soared!
Hmm, I know,
The Strasburg Railroad goes
To Paradise and back
A short scenic trip
Where Amish farms sit
Sophie said, “No!”
We’ve already seen that
Let’s go to New York
Via Lancaster’s Amtrak
We’ll walk up Fifth Ave
Take in all the sights
We do wish “Les Mis”
Was playing The Shubert tonight
We’ll visit Times Square
With bright neon lights
On tall buildings everywhere..
We quickened our step
We really must get
Ourselves to the Met
For a fabulous new show
Everything's just great there, you know
The day was soon gone
We made our way back
To Grand Central Station
Our memories intact
This mini- vacation
Was great stimulation
The ride home so relaxing
We spent the time happily
Dozing and napping...
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Savvy Annabelle
the prettiest southern belle
as you all can tell
I see it right now
in my mind’s eye somehow
these moments I’ll recall
as she makes her debut
at a debutante’s ball
In some grand Savannah hall
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A B C
A is for Annabelle
and for addition
B is for BB
who’s newest submission
is C for cousin
Sophie, that’s you!
D is for delight
and double, too
who would have guessed
my boys having girls
so yes, I’m twice blessed
“What a Wonderful World”
E is for Everything
Excellent, F-Fine
G-Grace, thanks-Giving
what a Grand design
H, Heaven's singing
a glorious new song
for now you are here
right where you belong
A is for Annabelle
B for Beginning
we're C-Celebrating
since you came along
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I have a little Tigger
she really is quite sweet
dressed in her halloween togs
so she can trick or treat
she thinks that she can do it
all by her grows-up self
her mom and dad pooh-poohed it
so I told her I’d help
we made a plan
to knock on doors
yell “Trick or Treat”
our bags in hand
they’d fill our sacks
and we’d head back
to BB’s house
to have a snack....
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