The beautiful poinciana and I have finally come to an understanding. I realized yesterday that we were at cross purposes. I’m not much of a detail painter, so with the encouragement of three dear friends with whom I had lunch today, I shoved all those former drawings and paintings out of my mind and went all fast and loose. True! I did three small paintings in less than 10 minutes and knew I was on the right track when a poem came forth as accompaniment.
I met a poinciana once,
She seemed to speak to me
“Please give me proper deference,
I come from royalty.”
Her robe was bright vermillion
Her underskirts were green
She stood with careful dignity
As if she were a queen
I gave a curtsy deep and low,
Speechless with delight.
I met a poinciana once,
Oh what a lovely sight!
Many thanks to Lori, Teresa and Sara for giving me artistic wings and to Sue F. for asking me to paint the Queen of Trees.
I’m shoving this out of my mind in the morning.
Lynniebeemuseoday 