Settling down

photo of the sun setting behind a large tree and old houses

Behind old concrete,
magnificent retirement—
sun in a time loop.

Demands

photo of a golden retreiver lying on the bed, his paw extended and laying on a human's knee

I’ll give you my paw
even pose for your photo—
rub my belly first.

Glowing

Photo of the deep vibrant orange glow of the sunset behind big trees.

The horizon swells,
an orange in its belly;
setting summer sun.

Guiding light

Photo of a big cloud at sunset, surrounded by and orange glow, as seen from the window seat of a plane.

Vibrantly orange
leaping ahead of our plane,
ghost cloud leads the way.

Ready

Photo of a Qantas plane stationary on the tarmac.

Decked up and ready,
primed to take the storms head on—
pilot grabs the mic.