Phoenix

Photo of the sun rising on the beach, with Rangitoto Island in the background.

Phoenixes don’t die
bleeding into the ocean
sun rises again

News

Photo of a street art of a cartoonish human drawn over the sign of a stick human on a foot path.

Daily news cycle:
inflation, job cuts, brain drain—
amusing street art.

Sun salutation

Photo of the sunrise over a busy car park by the Takapuna beach in Auckland. — Takapuna beach, Auckland

Saluting the sun
an army of four wheel drives
fuelling caffeine rush

Twisty

Photo of a row of large leafless trees extending across a walking path in a park.

Waving twisty limbs
in my park, casting magic—
deciduous trees.

Waking up

Photo of the sunrise behind the Sky Tower in Auckland, as seen while walking down a hill.

To walk down a hill
waking up to the sunrise
what a privilege