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.