Spring in a Bucket
by RC DeWinter
Title
Spring in a Bucket
Artist
RC DeWinter
Medium
Painting - Digital Oils ~ Paintography
Description
Copyright 2014 RC deWinter ~ All Rights Reserved
on the difficulty of growing tulips
up here
in the almost-wild of new england
we live close to nature
surrounded by green growing things
and all manner of creatures
fanged and clawed
feathered and furred
scaled and exoskeletal
some with horns
others carapaced like miniature tanks
creepy-crawlers
graceful fliers
tiny nibblers and fierce hunters
an astonishing universe of wildlife
that fortunately for the most part
keeps itself to itself
the lure of tulips
is
however
apparently irresistible
once planted we're lucky
to get one blooming season
before the bulbs are devoured
from underneath by mice and voles
chipmunks and squirrels
and who knows what-all
if by some miracle
the bulbs are unmolested
the tops are neatly snapped
while you sleep
deer also being connoisseurs of tulips
i have given up on growing tulips
the game not worth the candle
and all the same for love
i've given that up too
not only is that game not worth the candle
but before it flickers out
it's like as not to leave you
with a nasty burn
now i buy my tulips neatly by the bunch
but love - ah, who can buy it?
and what fool would even if one could?
i sit by my kitchen window
admiring my storebought tulips
and try not to think about love
~ copyright 2014 RC deWinter
This painting has been FEATURED in too many groups to list.
Thanks to the group hosts for their encouragement and support.
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May 15th, 2014
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Comments (171)
Randy Rosenberger
It is with pride and pleasure that I chose your artwork to be FEATURED on our homepage of the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group. Your artwork is very worthy of being featured in our group and for other artists to see and appreciate. Also it is good exposure for your art to be shown to prospective buyers, as it is of the high quality that people are looking for. Randy "Elvis" Rosenberger (admin. of WFS group)
Sharon Duguay
Beautiful spring still life RC ,soft & delicate & love the shine on the bucket L/F/Twt/Pin
Mariola Bitner
Congratulations on your outstanding artwork! It has been chosen to be FEATURED in the group “500 VIEWS.”