PeachyPosers Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown

PeachyPosers

original watercolor sunflowers/peaches: 10" x 14"

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....

BB'23

 

The Flowering Peach Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown

The Flowering Peach

original watercolor still life w/sunflowers and peaches: 10" x 14"

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, those 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....

BB'23

 

Counter Culture Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Counter Culture

original watercolor garden veggies: 10" x 14"

 Sophie and I 

in summertime mode

are sitting beside

a veggie abode

a garden, of course

where we plan to stay

with no great remorse

for past cooler days

‘cause we’ve got our paints

our brushes and such

our sun hats in place

and veggies a bunch!

so here’s where we’ll be

come sun or a storm

we’ll work happily

our summertime  ‘norm’!

BB'23

 

Diff'rent Strokes Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Diff'rent Strokes

original watercolor sunflowers: 10" x 14"

Good Vibrations

I love the way

on a late August day

 the sun reaches down

to gather around

my sunflower girls

with their gold-yellow curls

and their skirts made of leaves

swaying in the breeze...

The birds of the air

and the insects working there

create a vibration

a vibrato celebration

as they all harmonize

their praise to the skies...

I’m thankful to be

by this shimmering sea

and grateful to hear

this music of the spheres

BB'23

 

Tammy's Garden Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Tammy's Garden

original watercolor landscape w/sunflowers, garden girl: 8" x 10"

the 2023 

sunflower field

is in my backyard

it’s a sunflower farm

with plenty of charm

there’s gold in the glow

of this sumptuous show

as the finches and bees

in their feasting agree

so let’s have some fun

before summer’s done

we’ve one month or two

to enjoy the view!

BB'23

 

PetalPushers Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown

PetalPushers

original watercolor sunflowers: 10" x 14"

Goldfinch Grinch

My sunflower girls

Never use my sunblock 

Nor do they apply

 Suntan lotion a lot

They’re naturally golden

Their brown faces boastin’

Their fearless devotion

To sunshine in motion

But there are some days

They have to confess

A shot of pest spray

Would be their best bet

For shoo-ing away 

Gold finches of prey

‘Cause finches 

Are Grinches

As they yank pull and splay

The petals and bonnets

My sunflowers boast

In my poems and sonnets

Why couldn’t they just

Gather seeds without fuss.... 

BB'23

 

SunSational Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown

SunSational

original watercolor sunflower: 10" x 14"

Play Away

it’s really okay

to chill out and play

we all know we should

(that is understood)

but still we forget

and totally get

ourselves in fun debt

we think if we could 

buy us some fun

then surely we would 

feel wonderf’ly good  

BB'23

 

The Sax-inator Watercolors by Bertie Brown

The Sax-inator

original watercolor sax player: 8" x 10"

a musician displays 

exhibitionist ways

but it’s all okay

‘cause music filled days

and nights do remain

quite high on our list

of things we like best

so please don’t insist

we cease and desist!

BB'23

 

The RedHead Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown

The RedHead

original watercolor sunflowers: 9" x 12"

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

BB'23