Baxter Pet Portrait Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Baxter 

original watercolor pet portrait: 9" x 12"

my sunflower deli

has at long last closed

the frailty of my girls

is sadly exposed 

gone are the bonnets

framing their face

like Emily’s sonnets

they’ve fallen from grace

their once dripping nectar

has all been drawn

their glorious beauty

vanished, gone

the busy bumble bees

have packed their suitcases

backpacking butterflies

have flown to new places

has anyone noticed

those feisty goldfinches

have suddenly fled

good riddance, you grinches!

so farewell, Golden Girls

of this i am certain

it’s that time of year

to draw summer’s curtain....

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Captive Com-Posers Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Captive Com-Posers

original watercolor sunflower bouquet: 7" x 15"

a bevy of bees

sip nectar, sneak about

balletic butterflies

nibble coyly, wings spread out

we’re down in the ‘hood’
the ambience, good
we all share this space
extolling its grace
but finches, those grinches
just don’t play the game
they swoop in a fury
causing many to scurry
the petals they strip
snip nip and rip
the shells from the seeds
they spit at my feet
finally they flee
those snippy birdies
and all of us "B"s
are grateful returnees
it all happens here
this summer fiesta
at BB’s Belly deli
my haven of resta!

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Petite Sweets Sunflower Waterccolors by Bertie Brown

Petite Sweets

original watercolor sunflowers: 5" x 7"

 What HO!

Say it’s not so

that sound that i hear

humming tunes that i fear

and what’s that i see

in the scene before me

a dry sculpted shell

of a locust…what the ‘L?

it’s just past July

my mind fairly cries

i need lots more time

and summer sunshine

what solace i find

in sunflowers is mine

so locusts, you stop

your late summer talk

my backyard’s all dressed

and dandied it’s best

so let me enjoy

my well deserved rest

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The Bee's Knee Watercolors by Bertie Brown

The Bee's Knee

original watercolor bee: 5" x 7"

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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Com-Poser Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Com-Poser

original watercolor sunflwoer: 8" x 12"

at the far end of summer

I woke up to see

my sunflower soiree

in 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 

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Cor en Fa Instrument Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Cor en Fa

original watercolor horn: 10" x 14"

Practice makes better

But perfect?

Not ever...

Especially if horn playing

Is what you can do

You’ll prob’ly improve

But that’s questionable, too

My advice to you

Buy a French Horn Kazoo!

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Bouquet Daze Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Bouquet Daze

original watercolor sunflowers: 9" x 12

In the Blooming

my bed of sunflowers

prepping for hours

is all set to host

an end of summer toast

boasting nectar so sweet

tasty seeds, what a treat

for our faithful dine-ees

all feasting happily

dragonflies, bumble bees

butterflies, such drama queens

golden finches, reformed grinches

heady heat waves

shimmer and sway 

hovering o’er

 this late summer day

i wave goodbye 

as they pack up, they try

to smile through their sighs

then southward they fly

the long winter’s night

is approaching too soon

will they come back next June?

I hope so, I do....

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