Heat stroke

close up photo of a dying sunflower

Shrinking in the heat,
sunflower whose time has come—
summer gardeners.

Tiny toms

close up photo of cherry tomotoes on the vine, each in a different stage of ripeness

My little children
growing up in their own time
cherry tomatoes

Sticking together

close up phot of a dead hibiscus flower hanging onto another dying flower still on the tree

Abject misery—
dead flowers cling together,
loving company.

Coming soon

close up photo of a small feijoa on a tree — Fruiting feijoa tree

Grows an inch a day,
tiny delicious bundle,
on expectant tree.

Unrecognised

Close up photo of a white mulberry on a person’s palm, with a mulberry tree in the background.

Humble mulberry,
a silkworm delicacy—
its glory unseen.