Nightfall

photo of a neighbourhood tree against a purple-ish cloudy sky just after sunset

Alone together,
drinking a sunset cocktail,
my tree and I watch.

Life

closeup photo of different types of mushrooms growing by the street

In darkness or light,
air and moisture feeding us,
like mushrooms we grow.

Realisation

close up photo of an oil painting of two fish in the ocean

Today’s meagre catch:
two salmon, their eyes so wide
at their plastic home.

Shouldering

photo of two tree stumps growing parallel to each other

Pillars of a home,
standing tall and yet apart,
holding up the roof.

Adaptation

photo of a tall pine tree leaning away from the camera — Kings Park, Perth, Western Australia

Old pine in new world,
migrant species learns to live—
we bend not to break.