Sunflower Alley
original plein air watercolor landscape/ sunflower field: 14"w x 16"h
One Last Hurrah
The Sunflower Deli has now closed
The frailty of my sunflowers sadly exposed
Gone are the golden sun bonnets
Each face laid bare
No seeds left upon it
The once dripping nectar has all been drawn
And their once great beauty
Vanished, gone
The buzzing bees have packed up their suitcases Backpacking butterflies have flown to new places
Those feisty gold finches
Did anyone notice
Have fled leaving no traces
This summer's show is over and done
But wait
Hadn't it only just begun?
From spritely young sprouts to bodacious blossoms
To shy sunflower girls
Sorority sisters
And don't forget
That chorus line of jitter-bugging hipsters!
Then
Majestic mommas, patient posers
Finally those gossiping golden girl sewers...
My dressed up backyard is now in tatters
With leaves petals and seeds
Lying about all scattered
I know as I watch their imminent demise
They've had the times of their lives
And of this I'm quite certain
The hour is now here
To draw the final curtain...
BB'10
Bertie Brown - Lancaster, PA
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blog: http://watercolorsbybertiebrown.blogsppot.com
2 comments:
Beautiful sweeping landscape that keeps my eyes joyously wandering around the painting.
Let's keep enjoying those sunflowers as they won't be blooming much longer. I think this is wonderful, and love that sun-flower covered hill in the background!
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