Category: Unplugged

Bright night

summer sunset in Canberra
Summer sunset in Canberra

Summer rays shower—
as if the universe said:
and let there be light.

It’s my first summer in Canberra (yes, in this part of the world, Christmas is literally hot!), and I’ve been enjoying having abundant light—even at 8 pm.

Looms overhead

Smoke over Lake Burley Griffin, Canberra
Smoke over Lake Burley Griffin, Canberra

Coughing up shady,
as criminal in hiding,
looms, bush fire embers.

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the bush fires raging throughout Australia. This morning, Canberra woke up to heavy smoke wafting from fires around the state. It’s been a devastating day.

Blast from the past

By the Lake Burley Griffin, in Autumn, Canberra
By the Lake Burley Griffin, in Autumn, Canberra

In captured moments,
yearns human, naturally,
hopes to make time—still.

Celebration

Sir John Logan Campbell memorial at One Tree Hill, Auckland, New Zealand
Sir John Logan Campbell memorial at One Tree Hill, Auckland, New Zealand

Mourning adornment
in memory of the dead
slow-dying flowers