terrypetersen

Living on earth may be tough, but it includes a free ride around the sun every year. (Author unknown)

Nature’s Creations

A young boy clasps a crayon with his fist
and draws an oblong, orange sun
with long uneven spokes.
He scribbles a
blue-clouded sky.
His big brother points out
the real sky
with patterns his kindergarten
colors can’t imitate.
The boy wads his drawing into a ball
and throws it at his sibling.
Their mother grabs the crumpled paper.
She tells her sons
that nature creates superb designs.
But the sun is too hot
and too far away
to fit on their refrigerator.
Could the smaller child please try again.
And would Big Brother
please edit 
another artwork Nature has provided.
The lawn needs to be cut.




illustration made from colored paper, chalk, and colored pencil, with paper towel clouds