The FinchGrinch Watercolors by Bertie Brown

The FinchGrinch

original watercolor goldfinch: 6" x 8"

so the goldfinch said

to the voices in his head

why can’t we simply try

to lay our views aside
let’s get along today
‘cause that’s the better way
to live in peace and harmony
will benefit our karma, see
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Com-Posers Sunflower Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Com-Posers

original watercolor sunflowers: 12" x 12"

And Yet

my sunflower friends

have taken their bows

their reign, at an end

the 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

and 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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a Menagerie of Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Coast Guard

original watercolor seascape w/lighthouse: 5" x 8" 

Goldfinch Grinch

original watercolor w/goldfinch: 8" x 10" 

Lyrical Landscape

original watercolor landscape: 9" x 9"

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, 

those much 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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Sunflower Girl Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Sunflower Girl

original: 9" x 12"

Goldfinch Grinch

original watercolors w/goldfinches, sunflowers: 11" x 14"

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 

2014

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Goldfinch Grinch Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Goldfinch Grinch

original watercolr w/sunflowers, goldfinch: 5" x 7"

 Golden Oldies

  my vibrant sunflowers

 last week so spry

have bent down a bit

heaving a sigh

they hang down their leaves

it seems that they’re just

dry crumpled sheaves

about to be dust

there’s no use complaining

as they have no say

the season is changing

it’s all nature’s way

they lift up their chins

and give me a shrug

tighten their bonnets

with a sly little tug

my golden sunflowers

will soon cease to be

I cherish those hours

they’ve shared here with me

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Goldfinch Grinch Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Goldfinch Grinch

original watercolor w/goldfinches, sunflowers: 8" x 11"

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

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Goldfinch Grinch Watercolors by Bertie Brown

Goldfinch Grinch

original watercolor w/goldfinch: 8" x 11"

The Calling

Fat and sassy, finches golden

Buzzing bees, their bellies bulgin'

Full to bursting butterflies

Nap and snooze ‘neath sunny skies

Sated creatures one and all

Sunflowers girls standing tall

Ever at their beck and call!

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