Paint By Number

 

Why am I not content
to leave well enough
alone?

Perhaps some day,
when I grow up,
I can do those things
you do so well?

And then,

gentle admonishment from my distant Grecian friend, whose works I so admire from afar,

(with perhaps a little mutual admiration society…)

“You paint so well with words,
you probably all-ready paint so well,”
she says.

*  sigh  *

I guess until I grow up,
I’ll just have to paint by number,
first with words,
second by color.

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Spring Green

There is something about the Spring-green color of leaves

which brightens the eyes

and energizes the soul.

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Valentine’s Day

 

If you are female friend, but not my wife,

I can’t ask you to be my Valentine
(Lest it cause me marital strife.) 😊

But know I love and care for you,
as good friends do.

So on this day of card and flower,
know that in my Heart I’m true,
and as it’s in my power,
I wish and hope the best for you!

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Today

 

Today,
my day was mostly black and white,
with a few shades of grey,
and a little bit of color here and there.

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A Bear In Our Lair

I hear a bear growling in our lair.
Her rumble is everywhere!
It bounces off the walls and ceiling
leaving me unsettled feeling.

I can’t sleep.
Not a peep!

So I’m driven to my den
growling follows even then!

I hear it muted,
through floor and walls.
Smiling now the growling palls.

Now eyelids close,
and head drops down,
her growling pleasant susurround.

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In Red Lake

I hear the crows converse,
I see the cloudy skies.

I feel it pleasantly cool outside,
in Red Lake.

How strange,

that I will miss the amusing sounds of the crows,
the melancholy overcast skies,
and the invigorating feel of the cool air,
when I return to someplace else
where I live.

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Planetary Full October Moon

Planetary full October moon,
radiant translucent through your veil of attendant cirrus clouds.

Setting upon the throne of your horizon.

Queen of the night star skies,
just before your transfer of power
to your husband, the sun.

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