Distinguished Artist Series

Distinguished Artist Series

Frank Coburn

by Bradley J. Delaney

Amid all this some thistles bloom

In keeping with the rest

And make a safe seclusion

For birds to build their nest.

The ground around is shorn of grass

Sun-baked brown and hard,

yet flowers struggle here for life,

In groups around the yard.

On either side are pepper trees

Forever shedding leaves

Night winds rake their limber boughs

Against the ragged eaves

Of the house I live in.

But I love the shelter it affords

Nor change a crack or chink

For any style of fashion

This place to rest and think.

And at night while I lie and listen

To the waves as they lash the shore,

I often think of the lives to go

And of those that have gone before-

To a better home to live in.

Above Center from top to bottom: Peace, c. 1918-23, oil on canvas, 24 x 30 inches; Daybreak, c. 1925, oil on cardboard, 18 x 24 inches; Tahquitz Creek, c 1928-38, oil on cardboard, 10 x 8 inches

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