Cheers

Photo of a scene from the 2004 movie, Layer cake. In the scene, Daniel Craig, as XXXX, and his friend sit drinking whisky and XXXX says, “And you find peace with guns?” as seen on the subtitles.

It’s under control;
the stories we tell others
help us sleep at night.

Keep stomping

nighttime photo of a street in Auckland after rain, with a neon sign in the distance reading, whatever

Wet and windy day,
universe sends a sign:
strap your boots and go.

Crane

photo of a yellow crane as seen from below, against a vibrant, cloudless, blue sky

Mighty promises
dominating our skylines
craning for progress

Flowy

Photo of the Auckland Sky Tower flanked by tree canopy on either side.

Luscious, green, flowy;
The Sky Tower gets a skirt:
Auckland City trees.

Raincoats

Photo of the Auckland Sky Tower and the motorway traffic on a rainy, grey day as seen from the top floor of an apartment building.

The weather descends,
shrouds our city in grim hope,
still raincoats rejoice.