Category Archives: art

ORIGINALLY POSTED 07/07/2016 ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Three precious eggs hatch one by one, The first to arrive receiving the most attention, Slowly the others burst through their encrusted habitat, Longing for nourishment. Clinging to an … Continue reading →

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Deep within the tallest pines, with dark night’s haze enshrouded, A hidden place encased in webs of silver threads beclouded, A quiet sanctuary, a place to run and hide, A place to lick the wounds … Continue reading →

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Even in the frostiness of winter, we might see this confused bird making a pit stop at a root bound tree – seeking a bit of moisture and a resting place for just a little … Continue reading →

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© He’s like a whisper on a silent night, His lofty wings protect me in His sight, A voice so quiet yet it roars, My heart ignites, my spirit soars, He is my … Continue reading →

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© The eyes are riveting, Piercing the space they inhabit, Thoughtfully, Mechanically, Driven by hunger, He surveys his domain, Do we take time to look, To expand our horizons, To explore what is right … Continue reading →

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© As this mighty bird surveys the world from far  above, He wonders how it all became filled with hate not love, So much confusion down below, folks unsure of where they should go, Played out each … Continue reading →

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER   The rain ceases as quickly as it started, Light glistens on the still water like precious gems, Shadows from the tree lined shoreline dot the peaceful river, A lone craft glides silently … Continue reading →

  ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© The sun is setting slowly in the west, as these two try to do their very best, To find a quiet place to share alone, to treasure more than any pure gemstone, … Continue reading →

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© The air hovers above snow laden roof tops. Smoke rises from chimneys, Twirling, Swirling, Forming clouds in a clear, crystal, blue sky. Even the sun is haloed by glistening white diamond-like droplets. A bleak … Continue reading →

He sits majestically in his tattered nest, surveying the remnants of his environment.  A tornado ripped through the night before, cutting trees in two, uprooting some and destroying hundreds of nests in the rookery. This Great Blue Heron survived the turmoil – the … Continue reading →

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER©  Sketch with colored pencils drawn en plein air – the feather is part of the sketch. A baby osprey surveys the life that lays ahead of him, His eyes are wide with … Continue reading →

© ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Birds can’t fly unless they open their wings, They soar through the air and their voices sing, If we flew that high by opening a door, We could make things happen and … Continue reading →

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Some folks will simply see a tree with branches split and broken, While others see its winter death where not  word is spoken, When life is sapped from living things, when death has … Continue reading →

ART  & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Some days seem out of focus, no clarity can be found, We flounder and we stumble, we struggle to survive, We push through life’s disturbance, yet we barely get around, Our hands seem tied, our feet … Continue reading →

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© The sun sprinkles a handful of fairy dust upon clinging icicles. Each one hangs on for dear life hoping that tomorrow the thermometer allows them to dwindle a bit, but in reality that … Continue reading →