Endless Summer
original watercolor still life w/hydrangeas, shells
Cold Front
The windows I’m closin’
my flowers need hosin’
it’s blisterin hot
not one cold spot
‘cept here by the door
of the freezer in the store
where I pretend to stock up
on creamsicle pops
but truth to be told
it’s just good to feel cold!
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Endless Summer
original watercolor hydrangea, shells still life: 15" x 17"
in the beginning
we all loved the sun
we couldn’t get enough
we were never quite “done”
our faces were bronzed
our hair sun-streaked gold
our innocence reigned
we’d never grow old
but time has a way
a mean streak, I’d say,
of hastening the days
that youth does betray
so now that we’re old
or older, to wit,
we’re gonna wise up
and use sunscreen, just a bit...
BB'22
Endless Summer
original watercolor still life w/hydrangeas: 51" x 15"
Sophie and I
Were shopping for clues
What could we possibly
Paint that is new
We passed by the eggplants
With nary a glance
We’ve done them before
Those red beets next door
Were also a boor
But then Sophie spied
From the corner of her eye
Hydrangeas, a bunch
And she had a hunch
Their petals were so busy
Dancing this way and that
She said we should paint them
And work really fast!
We finished the painting
Our energy waning
We needed our nap
And knew it was time
To end this short rhyme!
BB'21
