Best Watercolour Poems

Watercolour painted skies of ochre tinged with grey;
early sunset settles on a dying autumn day.
Ancient oaks resplendently release their rain of gold,
crisp leaves catch the breeze to whisper secrets yet untold.

A richly coloured tapestry breathes fragrant melodies,
suffusing notes of amber with the scent of cedar...

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wondrous varied colours~
works of art painted in
water-based dazzling hues;
whether abstract, still life,
warli * and children's art
whirling, zigzag or straight-
warming art-loving hearts.


10 May 2021

For " Pleiades-W Poetry Contest"
Sponsored by Kim Merryman
2nd place

Reference: Warli painting is a form of tribal art mostly created by the tribal people...

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I had a vision inside my head
it stirred me
and became all consuming

It was an image I could not shake
I had it there
inside me to create                    ...

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WATERCOLOUR  PICTURE


Strolling slowly in  tree  pergolas
Golden  roofs  and  sunlit cupolas

Caress  of evening breeze warm
Fountains  with  their arching  form

Sunlit water   in the distance -
Million silver-fish in existence

Fairytale   beauty  royal  palace
Peterhof...

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As stars close their tired eyes
when darkness fades the day
they slip slowly out of sight
and cloud-shrouded yesterday's
no more in play
say goodbye to a watercolour sky
the rain washed away

O say can you see morning has broken
raising the curtain to curtail night
daily they do it that way...

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