Daybreak
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 before we've woken
and all the king's horses and all the
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Categories:
watercolour, dark, day, humorous, night,
Form: Rhyme
The Watercolour Wonder
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:
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Categories:
watercolour, color, creation, inspiration, uplifting,
Form: Free verse
Watercolour
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 from the North Sahyadri Range in Maharashtra, India.
All Yours (June
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Categories:
watercolour, appreciation, art, color,
Form: Verse
Watercolour Picture
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 fills an artist’s canvas *
Hydrofoil
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Categories:
watercolour, city,
Form: Couplet
Watercolour Painted Skies
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 trees;
distant joyful echoes as young laughter leaves the park,
heeding grown
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Categories:
watercolour, nature, seasonsautumn,
Form: Rhyme