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Friday, August 22, 2014

The Well-Tempered Cat-Nap Watercolors by Bertie Brown

The Well-Tempered Cat-Nap
original watercolor w/cat, piano, poppies: 8" x 11"

Ackkk!
 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 a hope becomes clear
they’ll be back next year
with more summertime cheer!

BB'14
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