Nor'easter/Rockport
original maritime watercolor/Rockport, MA: 11"w x 9"h
What ho!
the winds they are screamin’
my house it is leanin’
right into the flow
of this nor’easterly blow
my windows are bulgin’
and heat I’m indulgin’
this nor’easter’s hold
is keepin’ me cold
from my Rudolf red nose
to my ten tinseled toes
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Nor'easter/Rockport
original maritime watercolor: 11w x 9"h
Nor’easter
while cold winds are blowin’
the wild waves are trollin’
o’re Bearskin Neck docks
and poundin’ the rocks
of Cape Ann’s sturdy shores
where Lobstas by the score
go about their daily chores
‘neath the churning choppy seas
of Nor’easters that will be
claiming lobsta’ traps and buoys
and setting them all free
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Riley
original watercolor animal portrait: 6"h x 9"w
Alliance Compliance
O Molly Marie
you silly cat
you really think that
a brown and black dog
could take your place
with his cute little face
oh, he doesn’t bite
nor put up a fight
but is amiable, quite
the opposite of you
when you don’t approve
of the things that I do
so don’t be jealous
as you can see
it’s merely a painting
of Robert’s Riley
...artwork compliances
not broken alliances...
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Musically Inclined / Beethoven
original watercolor musical motif/Beethoven: 11"w x 14"h
Our Young Sophi-sticate
Sophie’s my young sophi-sticate
Though she is still quite the innocent
She thrills to her shows
Those Classical Baby videos
And loves to pay homage
To her renaissance knowledge
Her glances are beguiling
As she watches, ever smiling
‘Cause she knows all the artists
The composers and poets
Their music, their paintings
And even their sonnets...
Polite and approving
She applauds just to show it
Our old fashioned girl
In her renaissance world...
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Musically Inclined/Mozart
original musical motif watercolor/Mozart: 11"w x 14"h
Mozart, Sophie and Me
Sophie came dandied
And dressed up today
She had an appointment
And couldn’t stay late
We listened to classics
We’d had enough pop
It makes us much smarter
We’ve read that a lot....
Suddenly we heard it
A clarinet was sailing
On tumbling rolling seas
Of high and so-low notes
With others in between
The accompanying horns in A
Were wailing right along
Fearsome parts to play
But they sounded strong...
Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto
Got us in the groove
We grabbed up our paints
Our creativity on the move
We had work to do
In our creative arts room..
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Musically Inclined
original musical motif watercolor: 7"w x 9"h
Musical Mystery
A new thing to do
When you’re bored or feelin’ blue
Let a cloth freely drop
Right over the top
Of a still life gone stale
Or one that just failed
And let a painting begin
Using paint thick and thin
Till a theme comes alive
Or an idea starts to thrive
It’s surprising what you find
Hidden behind time..
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Sophie and Me 2110
Just Sophie and me
a book of photos art and poetry
A is for Annabelle
original watercolor still life: 9 1/2"w x 10 1/2"h
Imagine Annabelle
Sophie and I
are happy and sad
cause it’s easy to tell
our Savannah Annabelle
is growing up fast
yes that’s good news, but well
we know we are missing
her cute dimpled smile
and we’re certainly wishing
we weren’t separated by miles
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Water Music/OBX
original watercolor seascape/OBX: 16"w x 10"h
OBX Bliss
oh to be
by the sea
on a day such as this
would it be
could it be
just the ultimate bliss....
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Musically Inclined/Trumpet
original musical motif watercolor/trumpet: 7"w x 10"h
brass blast
would a trumpet
be a strumpet
if he played a loose lipped gig
while his brother
played another
more pretentious tight hipped dig?
would a trumpet
eat a crumpet
while he played a high brow gig
could a strumpet
be a pundit
if she shed her platinum wig?
would a trumpet
be a strumpet
if he wore one high heeled shoe
could a crumpet
clog a trumpet
if it got stuck in his tube?
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Freunde Strasse
original watercolor window view:11"w x 10"h
Strasse Freunde
oh I’d like to be
visiting Germany
where a room
with a view
would have geraniums in bloom
and a hollyhock or two
and quaint cobbled streets
where friends meet and greet
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Miss-tery
original watercolor portrait: 10"w x 13"h
Miss-tery
An exquisite mystery
that’s what I am
exotic, from a foreign land
with a history all my own
and secrets, mine alone
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His-story
original watercolor portrait: 4"w x 6"h
His-tory
The model’s the art
From the pose at the start
To the last painted mark
And if you embark
On a portrait painting lark
His story you can tell
If you do your work well...
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Brew with a View
original watercolor window scene / Rockport: 11"w x 7"h
Rocky Neck Brew
Meet me at the dock
around 8 o’clock
for some Rockport morning brew
and a cruller or two
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Musically Inclined / Bass
original musical motif watercolor with Bass: 6"w x 8"h
A String Thing
The strings are such
A complicated section,
We say that and invoke
Our greatest affection,
With notes that soar
To the highest of heights
The violins bow frantically
Trying to get it just right!
And notes writ so low
The basses’ brows frown
As they bend down to bow
So low to the ground.
Always self important
No humility, not a trace
They sit right up front
And take up prime stage space.
The rest of the orchestra
Accepts this with grace
Their parts they play well..
They are quite exceptional,
And oh so professional...
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Musically Inclined / Horn
original musical motif watercolor with Horn: 6"w x 8"h
Chicken Tricks
You can’t be chicken
If you play french horn
Unless you’re thinkin’
You’d like a lickin’
When that horn balks
The right note squawks
And you’re left walkin’
With no back talkin’
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Musically Inclined / Sax
original musical motif watercolor / Sax: 7"w x 11"h
Jazzy Sax
do ya think I’m saxy
do ya think I’m fine
am I not the best of my kind?
I’m so bold and brassy
and I’m kinda sassy
when I play the Blues or some jazz
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De-Composer
original watercolor sunflower: 7"w x 11"h
De- C0mPoser
my lean and mean poser
can’t seem to get over
those past days of glory
her pose tells the story
so poignant and true
of lost beauty and youth
and innocence too.....
yet still she stands tall
daring us all
to salute this new age
as a ‘maturity’ phase
with dignity and wisdom
and especially grace.....
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