Wishes

                               I hope that my mask
                                    doesn't fill you with fear,
                                       I just want to wish you
                                              a happy new year!  

Bye bye

                        Just who this odd-looking fellow is,
                               is not immediately clear;
                      whoever the guy, we can join his goodbye,
                            to a troubled and turbulent year.

Leaving

                     We're just a couple of worn-out leaves
                            on our way down from the sky;
                We're ready to go, but thought we could show
                            a little drama before we die.

Our Town

                        Pinned to the ground by the fog rolling by; 
                        undaunted, she still holds her head high.

Morning after

                         I've finished my business for this year,
                        but still have these balls that are nice.
                    Does anyone know any place they could go?
                             I could offer a very good price.

Guardians

                           You fellows sure look mighty fine
                         when guarding us at Christmastime;
                              but how is it you don't appear
                                in any other time of  year?

This day

                             Whoever the artist, in whatever way,
                          we share our devotions on this holy day
                                  
                                                                (paper  art)

No snow?

                                 Its hard to be a snowman
                               where there isn't any snow,
                        but turn us loose at Christmas time,
                                 and we'll put on a show!

Eye-catcher

                        If this is produced with a paintbrush,
                                 it surely dazzles the eye;
                         but when it's a needle that does it, 
                              the artistry sets a new high!

Lost lad

                Oh thank you for stopping and saying hello,
                               I'm as lonely as I can be;
               all the people go by with their nose in the sky, 
                               and nobody notices me.

Free for all

                   …and when the fishing is getting hearty,
                        the pelicans come to join the party.

Top tourist

                   When the migrating ducks come through in the fall
                         this bufflehead baby's my favorite of all.

Sky-road

                              The pathways in skies 
                                  are passed all our knowing.
                            They're tempting to follow,
                                  but where are they going?

Gone fishing

                  Oh what a banquet, with nobody sharing,
               when the fly-bys arrive to scoop up the herring

Road art

                             And now in the driveway we see the remains, -
                         a puddley portrait of trees in the rain.

Wet walk

                                    So sorry, but 'til there's a break in the rain,
                     you'll just have to see wiggly pictures again.

Frog feelings

                   I think he's enjoying the fun that he's had
                 by just doing something that others call bad.

Goose fan

                        A goose is a beautiful creature indeed,
                                (whether he's mister or Miz);
                    but when s/he's afloat in a rough water moat,
                         does s/he know how dramatic s/he is?

cloud color

                    Sometimes the clouds are not sure what to do.
                          it seems like they simply don't know;
                    to take on which hue, to go grey or blue,
                       … whether to smile or to blow.

Sweet seats

                       You and me and two seats on the sea,

           with the moon just rising, come share it with me!

Undaunted

                         You have to give credit to Nature,

                              who nurtured this epic event,

                    by giving this leaf the unflinching belief

                      it could break through this solid cement.

Appraisal

                            I won't try to judge this painting,  
                            but if you want a word in advance:
                   I"d say one thing is clear, it's a view from the rear,
                         and somebody's wearing blue pants1

Soft touch

                When you see a design as dramatic as this

                    with the trees so unbending and lean;

               must be that up there, as they go through the air,

                       the clouds like to soften the scene.

Light dance

                            It could be a stroke of lightning,

                                   aiming its bolt at a tree;

              instead I would say someone' s shouting hurray

                         and dancing the dance of the free!

Flower time

                               Is this a picture of flowers

                               or is it the passage of time?
                          what do we care, it is simply there, -  
                                    a  new art paradigm?

             

More!

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                  Ah yes, this is what we've been waiting for,
            so thank you dear snow-flakes and please send us more!

Goals?

                        If it's true what they say about Nature,
                        that her goal is to further the species;
          one can't help but wonder, if these aren't a blunder,
                         just what her intention for these is?

Grounded

                    Although I welcome these last rainy days, 
                            my sympathies are unbounded
                    for those who prepared to take to the air,
                   and found themselves endlessly grounded.

Stalker?

                    Better be careful and mind what you do,
                              your shadow is watching you!

Shop through the drops?

                       I'm told that the shoppers last weekend
                       would shop 'til the stores were bare;                 
                     They wouldn't complain, not even of rain,
                         I hope that they all got their share.

Family time

                       There's nothing quite like a family

                                to celebrate holiday times;

                            I wish that all of your gatherings

                                were as memorable as mine.

Bubble games?

              It could be a snowball game among friends, -
                      or David attacking  Goliath again? 

Dem bones

                      Well now that it's over, what can we say?

                  Let's eat up the scraps and enjoy the next day!

Thanks

                          With all of the beauty around us,

                           and the multiple joys of living,

                    it's hard to convey what to do or to say,

                       to express a heartfelt Thanksgiving.

After-glow

                                  Now all we have left to remember the rain
                             is a puddle, - a different story:
                       She offers some quiet to follow the riot,
                         and lets the moon show off her glory.

Drop pop?

                     So old man rain has waved us goodbye,
                but he's left a few drops to remember him by,

Chilly

           ….  and before this procession of trees gets old,
                here's what they look like when they get cold.

Rain forest

                   For those who have not seen wet trees before
                     we proffer this option to see a few more.

Re-model

                
                   Well yes, of course you've seen them before 
                                A tree is a tree is a tree.
           But now, for a change, since we've gotten some rains,
                         they can change their identity!

To a raindrop

    
                     Oh how we welcome your dazzling drops
                            when our lands are dying of thirst ;
                 but oh how we'll change if your deluge of rain
                              causes the dams to burst!

Stalkers?

                        Who can these grisly monsters be,
                           with all of their jagged faces?
                       and why are they coming here for me,
                          why don't they go other places?

             

Dock seen

                              I saw you preening on the dock ,

                               were you practicing for ballet?

                              or if your passion is for fashion,
                               you'd surely triumph any day!

Hot spot?

                         Well  yes, I know we are different,
                                 not quite the style of today;
               but with suns beating down and no shelter around,
                         we find it's much cooler this way.

                                                          
                                                      (pets by  Stephie Mendel)

Rose reflections

                           I like to look back at my fellows,
                            and share their bright company;
                      but the sharing is real when I can feel
                             their shadows dancing on me.

Offspring

                         I had a big rock and I dropped it
                         and couldn't believe what I saw;
              he was such a big guy and they such small fry,
                           and  all of them prettier than pa!

Wallflower?

Start with some interesting squiggles and curves,

add some lines to steady it all;

 leave some blank space to give it some grace, -

then see if it works on the wall.

Uplift

                          I know my house needed an uplift,
                         but they didn't say what that was for.
                Now all of that paint makes me look what I ain't, - 
                             and I can't go out of my door!

Books unlimited

                            Most people like to read them,

                              others might just take a look;

                        Whoever the buyer, I surely admire

                          how much you can do with a book!

Wayne's game

          There was a time when we worshipped John Wayne,
                          cuz he and his gun were one;
            but now, in our age,Wayne's no longer the rage,
                         now can we stop loving the gun?

Passed past

                     When I saw the zeppelin sail by today,

                      I remembered their hopes in the past;

                 and  to see them today serving tourists at play,- 

                       how the hope of the past has passed!