Pasteurized
original watercolor cows: 9" x 12"
at the far end of summer
I woke up to see
my cowsers, indeed
eating tatters and seeds
the birdies and bees
and butterfly-ees
so curiously
were packing to flee
seems nectar so sweet
that thirst quenching treat
was gone completely
said their twitters and tweets
so I’m left behind
with nothing but time
that’s filled to the brim
with memories of them....
at the far end of summer
I so want to be
at the beginning of spring
2 thousand something..
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The JakeyBunch
original watercolor horses: 9" x 12"
Cold Front
The windows I’m closin’
these horses need hosin’
it’s blisterin hot
not one cold spot
‘cept here by the door
of the freezer in the store
where I pretend to stock up
on creamsicle pops
but truth to be told
it’s just good to feel cold!
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SoleMates
original watercolor sunflowers, boots: 10" x 14"
Posers in the Park
Here we come
Chargin’ to the park
we’re gonna get there real early
While it’s still pretty dark
Hey, hey we’re the ‘Posers’
We’ve got a lot of work yet to do
We have to sell ourselves all to you
So we better get hangin’
Ourselves in the Bertie Brown Booth!
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Beach Front Property
original seascape: 10:" x 15"
Barrier Islands
All bluster and bluff
With towering tides
Always in a huff
Race toward shore
Biting the beach
With a low rumbling roar
The sighing sands
Surrender their turf
While tall dancing dunes
Watch over the surf
Their beach bonnets swaying
And “No Trespassing” signs waving.......
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The Garden Girl
original watercolor garden girl: 7" x 10"
Curiosity
curiouser and curiouser
it seems to me
this summer’s the bomb
at flirting, you see
‘cause just when you feel
a cool weightless breeze
a sun so friendly
you’re relaxin’ indeed
a thick hulking cloud
of hu-MID-ity
descends with a shout
and spreads itself out
oh yes there’s the rub
to summer time fun
those idyllic days
come quickly undone....
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Boots on th' Ground
original watercolor still life w/boots, onions: 10" x 14"
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 BertieBrown or two!
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Neigh-borly
original watercolor horse, burro: 10" x 14"
summer solstice
‘tis mid-summer to soon
what happened to June?
and July’s on the run
yet it’s hardly begun!
i don’t know about you
but I’m gonna assume
you’re distraught just like me
‘cause we love summer’s ease
i’m thinking we might
have to put up a fight
so when summertime ends
let’s begin it again
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Neigh-bors
original watercolor horse/burro: 10" x 14"
and this is the question
can I toss intention
and renounce all strife
at this stage of life?
could I, if you please,
watch daytime TV
munch crackers and brie
sip Long Isle Iced Teas
would I, do you see,
be happy with ease??
seems I have this need
to paint constantly
these posers, indeed,
are happy to see
their pix on my blog
as cute as can be
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Circular Posers
original watercolor sunflowers: 10" x 14"
Sometimes I find
myself much confined
by ideas gone wrong
what took me so long
to finally say
that’s enough now, okay...
but
sometimes it’s fun
to do more than one
‘cause maybe I’ll learn
to finally discern
the good and the bad
to discount a fad
and find that rare link
that was missing, I think.....
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Lancaster Cownty
original watercolor landscape w/cows: 10" x 14"
and the holstein cried
to the bovine on her right
why don’t we simply try
to lay our views aside
let's get along today
‘cause that’s the kinder way
to graze in peace ’n harmony
will benefit us all you see
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