Greeting

photo of flowering blades of grass with the sunrise behind them

Pink-headed grasses,
waking up to greet the sun,
nod at passers-by.

Forever

Close up photo of broken and crumbled leftovers of a bunch of plastic flowers on a grave stone. The wire stems of the flowers still remain, while most of the fake petals have broken up.

In memoriam;
plastic flowers in graveyards,
never decompose.

Lingering

Photo of the bright orange of the sun, as it rises, with the photo capturing the silhouettes of two large trees on either side of the frame.

Wine-stained table cloth;
so vibrantly hungover:
sunrise in winter.

Dull

photo of the afternoon sun barely visible from behind a scaterring of clouds

Scattering of thoughts;
water balloons in the sky,
cold, overcast day.

Prick

close up photo of the spikes of a cactus

Painful pricks cacti—
defence against the dark arts;
beauty of self-care.