Paintings Gallery Three
Paintings Gallery Three
Paintings Gallery Three
Paintings Gallery Three
Paintings Gallery One

City Hide-away (Seattle)
Down where the water meets the sky
and cormorants hang out their wings to dry
and the dreaming mallards smooth as stones
lie among old bottles and bones
down I go on a warm-wind day
to my secret city hide-away
where fish flash in and out of sight
in water filled with emerald light
and turtles sprawl on a mossy log
sharing the sun with a little frog
and the great blue heron goes flying by
rowing his boat through a summer sky.
This is where I like to go
when my heart is heavy, my spirits low
where the red-winged blackbird sings its song
calling my spirit to sing along
down where a bottle washed up by the sea
might contain a message for me
and sea glass hidden in the sand
becomes a key within my hand
unlocking dreams and opening doors
deep within, to unknown shores.
This is where my heart belongs
where mermaids sing their siren songs
and I can turn a sea glass key
releasing Nature’s mystery
and read the runes instead of the news
and chase away those city blues.