SunSpots Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown

SunSpots

original watercolor sunflowers: 10" x 14"

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 

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