Whale Bow


I keep a clear glass jar,
And in my clear glass jar,
I keep ribbons,
Silken ribbons,
Some collected and some given, 
One’s got flower and one’s got stars.

Once, a magician,
Smiled at me in my ribbons,
And said, “Ask and it's yours,”
“Oh, a pet whale with your permission,”
“There’s nothing I want mores,”
So, in a sparkle of vision,
Came three small whales from my clear glass jar,
Round my head and back in the jar where they were arisen. 

I keep a clear glass jar,
And in my clear glass jar, 
I keep ribbons,
Silken ribbons,
Some collected and some given, 
One’s got flower and one’s got stars,
But my favorite from here to mars,
Are those whales given by my magician.


Colored Pencil and Watercolor on Paper, 19" x 19," 2023