Mandala - Mary Bast

Mixed Media/Collage
10" x 8" x 3/4" (plus frame)
 
Tangerine Sunrising #1
by Leo Hines
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That ole morning sun,
Brimming like a  Sunkist orange
And chicken cackling
Brings back memories 
Of visiting Our grandma's 
Little red tiled home
In the turpentine quarters.
Granny earned her living
As laundress to the owner.
I can hear her feisty roosters 
Competing in a crowing contest, 
For Top-Cock of the backyard.
No sleeping with all their ruckus.
Granny has biscuits in the oven,
And bacon sizzling on the stove-top,
While we eagerly assist her,
Feeding Her noisy brood.  
The sun beams down brightly, 
Almost blinding our young eyes,
But we couldn't be happier,
Spending time at Granny's.