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Teachin' Trottin'
original watercolor horse and rider: 9" x 12"
Fine Whine
my sister says
you are gonna get it
my sister says
you get a weather credit
my sister says
when this summer has been bedded
and the fall is this way headed
it will be so fine
the temps so kind you’ll renounce all your whine...
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Snickle'nFritz
original watercolor horses: 10" x 14"
so there i was painting
to wit, en plein air
the sun it was shining
the view oh so fair
what i did not see
was a stranger near me
he must have been testy
that bugger so pesty
who unknown to me
took exception, i guess
and gave me his best
i hollered out OUCH
you bugger you beast
i’m stung and you’re OUT
squashed by my feet
so here’s the main thing
when painting plein air
to avoid a bee sting
use bug spray EV’RYWHERE!
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MP*G
original watercolor VietNam soldier: 8" x 10"
ambiguity
if only we woulda
(we certainly shoulda)
this time of life coulda
been so much more gooda
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Mama-san
original watercolor VietNam Mama: 8" x 10"
this world’s a porcupine
all sharp quills, sticking out
prickly, defensive
voices raised in angry shouts
no generosity
nor compromise
just hyper right-eousity
we're crumbling from the inside -
gotta push the hatred out……..
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into the Winds
original watercolor cityscape with woodwinds: 10" x 14"
what ho!
i’m gonna say this
gettin’ older is so
not tops on my list
seems there are some peeps
pollyannas and such
who’ll tell you how sweet
it is, that’s a bunch
of crap, oh ‘tis true
there are a few perks
please don’t misconstrue
we work out, not work
and nap after noon
there’s grandies to keep
that’s work that we seek
it helps keep us fit
and quick on our feet
but losses do come
that’s harsh, and a fact
‘though dismissed by some,
i’ve got much less tact
so try if you can
to put off old age
‘cause footloose it seems
ain’t quite fancy free
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BecomingBob
original watercolor Bob R.: 8" x 10"
there could be misconceptions
some slight depth perceptions
a misappropriation
with no negotiation
i will not enhance
renounce at a glance
embellish or squellish
not even a chance
it just filled a day
in the neighborhood i’d say
so onward i press
in search of success…
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PetalPushers
original watercolor sunflowers: 10" x 14"
my lean and mean posers
can’t seem to get over
those past days of glory
their summer time story
so poignant and true
of lost beauty and youth
and innocence... too
yet still they stand tall
and insist that we all
salute this new age
their ‘maturity’ phase
with dignity and grace
and wisdom embraced
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MiniMart
original watercolor landscape VietNam market: 12' x 16"
there could be misconceptions
some slight depth perceptions
a misappropriation
with no negotiation
i will not enhance
renounce at a glance
embellish or squellish
not even a chance
it just filled a day
in the neighborhood i’d say
so onward i press
in search of success…
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PetalPushers
original watercolor sunflowers: 10" x 14"
Good Vibrations
i love the way
on a late august day
the sun reaches down
to gather around
my sunflower girls
with their gold-yellow curls
and their skirts made of leaves
that sway 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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VietNam Throng
original watercolor lamdscape VietNam '68
Harmo-nious Perso-nious
went out for a run
this very fine day
had lots to be done
stuff that gets in the way
of some fun in the sun
but nature’s libretto
called out ceremo-nious
in pleasing vibrato
a sound tremolo-nious
twas something I sought to
experience in perso-nious
and when I got done
on this very fine day
from my run in the sun
I was all tuned up and completely harmo-nious
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