Short Watercolour Poems

Abstract
impasto
collage my mind-
watercolour me blue
and true...

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as rain extinguished embers
of the long day's city heat
blurred traffic light reflections 
painted puddles on the street....

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Belgian Henri Michaux
diluted ink for his watercolour show
Sans conception or second thought
for spontaneity he always sought...

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W E Barrington-Browne
painted rural landscapes& not the town
Famed for his 'Immortal Trout'
a watercolour well worth a 'shout'...

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A eureka moment for Helen Frankenthaler
caused the watercolour in quite a stir
Poured the paint & let it soak&stain
her usp made her name...

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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                              



AP: Honorable Mention 2022

Posted on July 4, 2022...

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The apple blossom dances crazily from eager growing hands.
In joyous lands, many birds build nests while parading their fine and dandy selves, then 
sing tunefully under vast watercolour skies.
longer evenings and warmer weather, making life come out from hibernation. The fog of 
winter has lifted at last, and even the flowers begin to smile....

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It’s a watercolour morning  
The sky a wash of grey    
In the gloom before sunrise  
No motion or sound, but for the  
raindrops in the river   
making broad brush circles 
that briefly touch then disappear 
subsumed by the water  
hidden by the ochre reeds  
that huddle in mock attention  
waiting for the palette  
of dawn to colour the day...

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