July was WorldWatercolorMonth

I painted a tribute to all the photographers who plan, patiently wait,

and painstakingly take perfect pictures.

Thank you.

This is some of what I painted through July.

These and more are posted on my Instagram page with the details of the prompt for the day and the size of the paintings.

People Say My Husband's Scary

People say my husband's scary.

An opinion I can't dissuade.

He is big and bald and brawny,

but I have never been afraid.

He's my tall polite provider,

playful, pleasant, pertinacious,

protecting of his family,

practical, and perspicacious.

He had to let his hair grow back

and his face fill up with a beard

for a movie roll he landed.

His friends and family all cheered.

I was totally excited.

I'm his greatest supporting fan.

Now my hairy handsome husband,

I see a teddy-bear-ish man.

Alas, I'm told the role he plays

is massive mean mobster muscle

for the movie's leading bad man.

He's not one with which to tussle.

So, whether he has hair or not,

doesn't apparently matter.

He will always scare the strangers.

When I'm with him, they all scatter.

by:  Paula D. Nevison

(I originally posted this on June 24, 2013 and decided to post it again.

My husband played the part of David in the movie Rage.) 

Seeking Distractions

No matter how hard

I try to count stitches

my brain keeps talking to you.

I need a more complicated pattern

to shut you out

before I cry.

by:  Paula D. Nevison

Verisimilitude

The wrong side of the bed?

There is no right side when you’re gone.

I lay here in your spot,

completely still,

imagining, remembering

phantom pleasure of your touch

in such detail

that it feels real.

Nights without you

are eternity alone,

insomnia looms

till you come home.

by:  Paula D. Nevison

Sovereign suppressed,

expurgated expressions.

I yield to my King. 

by:  Paula D. Nevison