Com-Posers Soon Over Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Com-Posers Soon Over 

original watercolor sunflowers:12" x 13"

And Yet

my sunflower friends

have taken their bows

their reign at an end

their show closing now 

the summer stage crew

is striking the set

takes a minute or two

tearing down all that’s left

a new show’s beginning

cool winds are approaching

autumn’s edgier tone

and pride is encroaching

there’s a sharp dialogue

burnt sienna, scarlet hue

a biting monologue

with a punchline, cobalt blue

i’m watching, looking on

taking in the dry wit

wishing summer’s last song

would linger, just a bit

BB

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Box'oVeg Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Box'oVeg

original watercolor veggies: 10" x 13"

the pepper-azi have got

 this whole bloomin’ lot

surrounded

gagged and bounded

Cucumberkid’s gonna hang

with Veg Cassidy and his gang

and i’ve just gotta say

crime never ever does pay

these dudes will be booked

by a well known famous cook

who will know what to make

with some wine, they’ll taste great!

BB'19

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Apple Jax Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Apple Jax

original watercolor apples: 8" x 10"

Sophie says

BB what’cha doin’?

BB says

lookin’ all around

and this is what I’ve found

the fact is this

I’ve made a list

of works I love

that did not miss

the mark I set

for sure success

and though I know

bragadocio

is not allowed

I’ll not be cowed

I’ve got a LOT

that hit the spot

that’s great, you say

but not so, hey

It’s hard to paint

more-better-best

‘cause that’s a test

that makes me sweat!

BB

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Rosey Com-Posers Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Rosey Com-Posers

original watercolor sunflowers: 10" x 13" / 7" x 10"

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 

2019

BB

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Com-Posers Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Com-Posers

original watercolor sunflowers: 17" x 22

Simple Girls

my sunflower girls

are simple and yet

the beauty they share

is simply the best

their petals, like bonnets,

are sun drenched and golden

it’s like someone spread 

sweet butter upon ‘em

they don’t like to squint

so they wear dark shades

but sunblock is not

their choice, they admit

they follow the sun

 from morning till night

then rest in their beds

until the day light

that’s how it’s been done

it’s simply their way

for all of their kin

and all of their days

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My Cuz Watercolors by Bertie Brown

My Cuz

original watercolor market scene: 8" x 10"

De- C0mPoser

my lean and mean posers

can’t seem to get over

those past days of glory

their summer time story

so poignant and true

of lost beauty and youth

and innocence...  too

yet still they stand tall

and insist that we all

salute this new age

their ‘maturity’ phase

with dignity and grace

and  wisdom embraced

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Com-Posers Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Com-Posers

original watercolor sunflowers: 10" x 13"

Summer Blues Cruise

there’s plenty to do 

in summer it’s true

but sometimes I must

simply adjust

my take on all work

and shirk all that work

take time to relax

look forward, think back

embrace solitude

consider my mood

it’s summertime blues

a rumination cruise

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Beethoven or Bust Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Beethoven or Bust

original watercolor still life w/horn, Beethoven bust: 17" x 22"

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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Counter Com-Posers Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Counter Com-Posers

original watercolor sunflowers: 10" x 14"

Finch Flies

oh, the finches frenzied flight

simply a stunning yet silly sight

their path a series of dips and scoops

lofty lifts and lyrical loops

all the while holdin’

their scrumptious find

the seeds that they’ve stolen

from your sunflowers and mine...

BB

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