Sunnies'nShoe Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Sunnies'nShoe

original watercolor sunflower 'n sworl shoe: 10" x 15"

Sunflower Girl Friends

I’m glad for late bloomers

as this season ends

each year it comes sooner

with the message it sends

to all of my battered

sunflower girl friends...

the dry trembling leaves

are scattered around

as sunflower sheaves

so brittle and brown

cool winds are approaching

pushing summer aside

with autumn encroaching

I nod and I sigh

 there’s no time to fuss

it’s just nature’s way

a fact that I must

embrace this fall day..

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Flower Child Amish Boy Watercolor by Bertie Brown

Flower Child

origial watercolor Amish boy: 9" x 12"

There once was a fall breeze named Sough

Not harsh nor decidedly tough

He called summer's bluff

Said “pick up your stuff”

And blew it away with a puff!

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The Young*en Watercolors by Bertie Brown

The Young*en

original watercolor amish boy: 9" x 12"

and the amish said 

to the english by his shed 

why don’t you simply try

to lay your views aside

just get along today 

‘cause that’s the kinder way

to live in peace ’n harmony

will  benefit us all you see 

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The Ox 'n Lamb Watercolors by Bertie Brown

The Ox'n Lamb

original watercolor landscape w/ox: 10" x 14"

Gossip Girls

The ox'nlamb girls are gettin’ together for lunch

And gossip and news at the “Cafe Munch Bunch”.

The menu for today's Specialty Brunch:

Buttercup Burgers and Crispy Horse Fries

For dessert: Malted Grain Splits and Friuty Cow Pies....

So do not tarry, don't be late

For this fine midday tete-a-tete!

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Central Highlands' Montagnards Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Central Highlands' Montagnards

original watercolor landscape with the 'Yards' : 9" x 12"

ambiguity

if only we woulda

(we certainly shoulda)

this time of life coulda

 been so much more gooda

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Beach Front Property Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Beach Front Property

original watercolor beach: 10" x 17"

oh to be

 by the sea

just my fam’ly and me

sunblocked nose

bug sprayed toes

sunning responsibly

grasses sway 

sand dunes say

join all nature at play

roaring surf

sandy turf

it’s an OBX day!

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SpeedRacers Watercolors by Bertie Brown

SpeedRacer

original watercolor bike race: 9" x 12"

A quick study draw 

With some splashes of paint

Complete what I call

“A biker

 who’s a fighter

who's gonna win

this race he's in"

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AmishBred Watercolors by Bertie Brown

AmishBred

original watercolor horses: 9" x 12"

Practice makes better

But perfect?

Not ever...

Especially if painting

Is what you can do

You’ll prob’ly improve

But that’s questionable, too

My advice to you

Buy a Bertie Brown or two

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Elsie Borden's Crew Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Elsie Borden's Crew

original watercolor cows: 9" x 12"

I forget

do gnus

rhyme with canoes

or maybe high heeled shoes

and what is the need

if you could, tell me please

of the extra L'd Llama

for it’s silent, do you see

is it oh so much better

to own one more letter

seems cows like to be

much more simple, thankfully

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The Boss Watercolors by Bertie Brown

The Boss

original watercolor cows: 12" x 16"

i once had a thought

original and clever...

but that thought i forgot!

gone forever? i hope not..

still, i’m dismayed 

yes fraught and distraught

‘cause it may have been great

that thought i just lost!

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ActionJaxWatercolors by Bertie Brown

ActionJax

original watercolor pportrait w/Jaxon" 9" x 12"

we’ve got the blues,

Sophie, me too

it’s really too cold

but what can we do

I think we’ll paint

a portrait today

until those blues

they just go away.....

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Horn of Note Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Horn of Note

original watercolor horn: 10" x 14"

Chicken Tricks

You cannot be chicken

If you play french horn

Unless you are thinkin’

You’d like a good lickin’

‘Cause that horn can balk

And sound out a squawk

And Beethoven rolls over

As you head for cover

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Peppered Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Peppered

original watercolor sunflowers 'n peppers: 12'"x 16"

what ho

Sophie and I 

just want to know

who switched off the heat

and dimmed the lights low

where are the wool socks for our feet

our cashmere sweaters and turtlenecks

who said summer could retreat?

we are cold and so distressed

why can’t winter last one week

it’s time I guess

to hibernate 

until next June

and we both say

please come back soon..

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