The Water Colour by Daniel Barbare

The Water Colour
(remembering a painting by Paul W. Brown, bought in Georgia by the poet's mother)

Daisies spilling over out of
a tin pale. Helens, Georgia. A
water color in the mind and
above the secretary.
A gallery of flowers
that could be clutched for the
girl seen eye to eye.
A memory now in a frame.
Sentimental value.
Becoming a river of restaurants
and log cabins.
And gift shops. And family
now gone. As if a signature
makes the painting authentic.

Daniel Barbare

Danny P. Barbare resides in the Carolinas. His poetry has recently been published in Doxa, Blood and Thunder, and Rhubarb. He has been nominated for Best of Net and has won The Jim Gitting's Award.
He works as a janitor at a local Y. barbaredaniel@yahoo.com