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Jaky's Kid
original watercolor Amish Boy: 10" x 14"
you cannot be chicken
if you do some paintin’
unless you are thinkin’
you’d like a good lickin’
‘cause just when that paint
does wondrous fresh stuff
your brain turns to mush
and you muck it all up
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KaYacker
original watercolor kayaker: 8" x 10"
There once was a kayakin' boy
who paddled with purposeful joy
He hit ev'ry rock
deliberate or not
And was of course first to the dock
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Rockport-by-the-Sea
original watercolor seascape: Rockport, MA: 10" x 14"
Lobsterman Shacks
Floats, traps
Lobsterman snacks
Ropes, tacks
Fishing knick-knacks
Boots, slickers
Lobsterman knickers
I bet there’s a place
For trusty duct tape
And WD 40
They’ve got it, surely
All this and more
Behind windows and doors
Filling crannies and nooks
And hanging on hooks
So remember this stuff
When you’re all in a huff
As you pay lots of bucks
For that Lobster you thought
cost way too darn much
At the boat dock co-op!
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Pot 'o Gold
original watercolor sunflowers: 10" x 14"
the 2023
sunflower soiree
is in my backyard
it’s a sunflower farm
with plenty of charm
there’s gold in the glow
of this sumptuous show
as the finches and bees
in their feasting agree
so let’s have some fun
before summer’s done
we’ve one month or two
to enjoy the view!
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The RedHead
original watercolor sunflowers: 10" x 14"
Woo hoo Sophie
our girls have come back
it seems they’ve brought summer
in their backpacks
with petals wide open
and brown faces glowin’
there’s no time for faintin’
we gotta get set up
to work on our paintin’
yes Sophie, it’s true
“summertime
and the livin’ is fine....”
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KaYackers
original watercolor kayakers: 8" x 10"
Sophie and I
are questioning this
could June ever be
more perfect.... what bliss!
with cool linen days
sun dried, whitened bright
and navy blue nights
glitter sprinkled, twinkling lights
‘though we do love summer’s song
when those H’s* come on strong
we might be just a bit
distressed over it....
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Rooster Cogburn
original watercolor rooster: 8" x 10"
There once lived a Rooster Cogburn
who watched o're his brood with concern
He crowed all awake
Drank cafe au lait
And never an egg did he break
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Jakey's Kid
original watercolor Amish goat: 10" x 14"
in the beginning
we all loved the sun
we couldn’t get enough
we were never quite “done”
our faces were bronzed
our hair sun-streaked gold
our innocence reigned
we’d never grow old
but time has a way
a mean streak, I’d say,
of hastening the days
that youth does betray
so now that we’re old
or older, to wit,
we’re gonna wise up
and use caution, just a bit...
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Rockport by-the-Sea
original watercolor Rockport MA: 10" x 14"
Symphony in Sea Major
Lobster buoys afloat
Lighthouses as beacons
Decorating the coast
Sublime northern light
Enveloping the sights
While dancing on tides
Tossing boats and floats
From side to side
Cormorants and gulls
Line up on the rocks
By the boats, or the docks
As they anxiously wait
For some leftover bait
Granite boulders endure
Protecting the shore
Applauding the sea
BRAVO!
What a glorious symphony!
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Goin' Courtin'
original watercolor Amish: 8" x 10"
now the Amish said
to the girl he wooed to wed
why can’t we simply try
to lay our views aside
let’s get along today
‘cause that’s the better way
to live in peace and harmony
will benefit our kin you see
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HippieGirl on the Move
original watercolor portrait: 8" x 10"
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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Amishin'
original watercolor Lancaster County Amish outing" 10" x 14"
are Lightning Bugs buggers
that blink in the night
just summer time pluggers
getting on with their life
or did they endeavor
as quaint named Fire-Flies
to be thought of as better
alighting June skies
it’s really semantics
‘though slightly pedantic
that one name’s romantic
and rightly dram-antic
‘cause all of their frantic
light sparking antics
begins with a flame
on the butt, hence the name
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