Butterflies and moonbeams

Valentines floating by

Bleeding dreams from my head

Dripping paints the brightest red

Everything reminding me

by:  Paula D. Nevison

Shadow Puppets

4"x6" watercolor painted by Paula Nevison, inspired by Shadow Show poem written by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater

Shadow Show

When birds are snuggled into nests

when night begins to fall

my hands like making shadows

in the spaces on my wall.

The moon peeks in my window

like a knowing, glowing eye

to help my hands turn into birds

and flapping fingers, fly.

My hands are dogs and dragons

for I learn new shapes each night.

Shadow-shapes of cats and trees

dance through moony light.

My hands like telling stories

of forest, sky, and sea

whenever we play shadow show –

my wall, the moon, and me.

by: Amy Ludwig VanDerwater

http://www.poemfarm.amylv.com/2015/03/shadow-show-poems-about-what-we-always.html 

Never Doubt That I Love

Doubt thou that the stars are fire;

Doubt thou that the sun doth move;

Doubt truth to be a liar;

But never doubt that I love.

—William Shakespeare,

           Hamlet

6"x9" watercolor on paper

Be sure you count – should I forget

I have nothing to give. I have no heart. It’s been parted out, and yours is the biggest part.

Paula D. Nevison

I Love You More than I Love the Moon

When you feel like your light is starting to fade, remember that the darkness is full of surprises. Just because you can't see them, doesn't mean they are not there. Smile (literally, it helps your mood) and see what you can make of the shadows. If there was no night, you would never see the stars. 

by:  Paula D. Nevison 

One Soul, Two Bodies

They closed our beaches, but I can still dream and paint.

4"x3" watercolor