Indian Summer II Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Indian Summer 11

watercolor landscape: 9" x 9"

ambiguity

if only we woulda

(we certainly shoulda)

this time of life coulda

 been so much more gooda

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Beaded Purse By Bertie Brown

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a guest stint in music

did last but some time

i’ve got no regrets

no malice you’ll find

then creatively

art hap’ly found me

that work, challenging

i faced eagerly

but not only that

the best privilege yet

of grandie sitting

put me to the test

through all this and more

as listed before

the years and the tears

the struggles and fears

i did persevere

as onward i pressed

and did not forget

i was but a guest

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Indian Summer Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Indian Summer

original watercolor landscape: 9" x 12"

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

but projects, we seek

(we don’t need a ton)

‘cause we gotta get

our satisfaction

the losses that come

are harsh, that’s a fact

‘though denied 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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Autumn-ness Still Life Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Autumn-ness

original watercolor still life w/sunflowers, vintage pitchers: 9" x 12"

Ode to an Old Friend

what ho

where did the years go

we just can’t be fixed

here at decade #6

not young nor carefree

we must learn to see

determin-edly

through love-filtered lens

ourselves as OLD friends!

we’ve been through a lot

those flashes were hot!

but give in, we’re not

we’ve got some regrets

but that stuff’s no sweat

where once we had pimples

we’re now sporting wrinkles

our firm derrieres 

have gone off elsewheres

our chests and our chins?

they’ve sunk to our shins

and do you remember

well

can you recall

anything you need to

anything at all?

but still we can laugh

at some high school gaffe

and reminisce by the hours

the good, bad, ugly

while we sit and smugly

think we’ve now arrived

over 60, we’ve survived

and we’re not the faintest

nor least bit surprised...

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A Radish a Day Still Life Watercolors by Bertie Brown

A Radish a Day

original watercolor still life w/radishes: 8" x 10"

Sophie and I 

Were shopping for clues

What could we possibly 

Paint that is new

We passed by the eggplants 

With nary a glance

We’ve done them before

Those red beets next door

Looked just a bit poor

But then Sophie spied

From the corner of her eye

Some radishes in a bunch

And she had a hunch

Their leaves were so busy

Dancing this way and that

She said we should paint them

And work really fast!

We finished the painting

Our energy waning

We needed our nap

And knew it was time

To end this short rhyme!

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String-spiration Watercolors by Bertie Brown

String-spiration

original watercolor still life w/violin, sunflowers" 15" x 17"

ambiguity

if only we woulda

(we certainly shoulda)

this time of life coulda

 been so much more gooda

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The BB Bunch Watercolors by Bertie Brown

The BB Bunch

original watercolor floral work w/sunflowers: 9" x 12"

at the end of the day

i had but one thought

what happens to all

this work that i’ve wrought

‘twas always the best

of efforts i gave

my utmost, no less

and had some success

in music, of course

i’m wondering now

did it happen at all

if so, then how??

i gratefully bow

to Mozart and Bach

i painted to them,

and Beethoven, a lot

but what happens next?

i’ve time to fill

and miles to go

energy still

until, until....

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