Wakey

photo of the pink sky at sunrise, with tropical palm trees in the foreground — Rainbow Bay, Queensland, Australia

Stretching their arms out,
waking up to a pink sky,
sea creatures arise.

Watchful

Photo of the sun rising above the lifeguard watch tower by the beach.

Up above the sea,
casting eyes at the surfers,
the sun, a lifeguard.

Uncomfortable

Photo of a dead fish by the beach, a deep hole in its midriff.

Fish out of water,
blow above the abdomen;
the first time we met.

Erased

Photo of footprints on the beach

Footprints on a beach:
our quest to be remembered;
a life washed away.

Breakfast

Photo of the sun, soon after sunrise, curtained by a canary of a native trees.

Famished native trees,
lunging for the golden yolk,
engulf the sunshine.