No tears

Front -facing photo of the author’s eye, aglow in blue light.

Scrolling through chaos,
no wonder we are dry eyed—
aglow in blue light.

Bird

Photo of autumn leaves on a branch, with the tree’s branches coming in from the left side of the photo.

Tiny, red, bird-like;
migrating for the winter:
leaves flying off trees.

Being

Close up photo of a white daisy.

Lining my sidewalk,
seeks no appreciation—
a daisy just is.

Battle of the skies

Photo of a row of airplanes on the tarmac, as seen through the window of another plane.

Little planes prepare
to face up to Ouranos;
airborne infantry.

Wild

Photo of an aloe vera bush.

Kraken of the earth,
monstrous prickly tentacles:
wild aloe vera.