16" x 20", Watercolour & Mixed Media on Paper , 2023
 
It's been twenty-five years and more,
The view from my class on the second floor.
Has been the same, full of blooms and trees,
And a serene Lily Pond down below.
 
Today when I teach at this very place,
I notice every detail with gentle grace.
The Cannonball tree - this beauty I had paid no heed,
Its stunning bright flowers and huge round seeds.
I ask you too, to stop and take a break,
Observe nature’s abundance for your own sake.
These are pieces of art created by God,
Nature's canvas will leave you awed.
 
From the very college where I studied,
My Alma Mater, memories deeply embedded.
A web of branches, a canvas in the sky,
Whispers of the past as the years drift by