Gift Tags Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Gift Tags

Sophie Says

what ho

I really want to know

who’s lying in that manger bed

with a stable roof o’er His head

and why are there reindeer 

flying in the night sky

with a guy in a sleigh 

following close behind

And

there’s a tree in our house

with packages strewn about

that I’m not s’posed to touch

and there seems to be such

a decorating fuss

it’s confusing, you know

for a two year old, so

I’ll just ask BB

I’m hoping that she

can explain it to me!

BB

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Cor-onation Watercolors by Bertie Brown

 Cor-onation

original watercolor still life w/horn, glass, vase, marble: 18" x 22"

the piano-forte

is high on my list

of things i should try

before i am missed

but how in the world

could my fingers and toes

work all of those keys

and pedals of gold???

i can’t even think

of reading bass clef

‘cause treble takes all

 the brains i’ve got left

so maybe i’ll just

be happy that i 

was suitably good 

playing horn while i could

BB

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At Rest Watercolors by Bertie Brown

At Rest

original figure drawing: w/dancer: 9" x 12"

 wisdom is trusting 

trusting in God

when the pathway has gone

hidden by fog

it seems like you’re trudging 

through miles of red clay

and you can’t find the reason

nor a light for the way...

so you just keep on trusting, 

trusting in God

BB

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In-Cor-perated Watercolors by Bertie Brown

In-Cor-perated

original watercolor still life w/horn, glass: 10" x 13"

i think that it’s done

and i had some fun

‘though there a few 

solutions that skewed

my original view

and managed to be

surprising, you see

so if it’s not fit 

or off just a bit

ignore if you please

this horn underneath!

BB'17

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Rhythm & Blues Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Rhythm & Blues

original watercolor still life w/lemon, apples, crock: 12" x 15"

Sophie and i know

that sometimes it’s best

to simply allow

a painting to rest

it may not be done

though there are intense

and beautiful hues

that seem to make sense...

so we must ensure

the painting’s success

this work must secure

it’s soulful-ishness

BB

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Ornamental Brass Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Ornamental Brass

original watercolor still life w/horn ornament, glass, plant: 10" x 13" 

back in the day

i remember we played

with marbles and jacks

and baseballs and bats

but sometimes i recall

though i tried hard to stall 

i had to apply

my  lip 

to the tip

of my tarnished old horn

and try not to sound

too bad or forlorn

much later i found

practice, patience plus time

would greatly improve

my horn teacher’s mood!

BB

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Autumness Watercolors by Bertie Brown

The John Jacob House

original: 9" x 12

Autumness

original plein air watercolor landscape: 9" x 12"

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......

BB

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