Earth day

a bike path with autumn leaves scattered on either side

Scattered across earth—
fifty shades of autumn leaves,
and micro plastics.

Phoenix

a garden patch with about 15 strawberry bushes, three tomato plants, and a handful of tiny, barely visible spinach plants

From dirt they arise,
slicing years of hardened earth—
weeds in my garden.

Time to go

a dead rose against a blue sky with patches of clouds

As the sun goes down
a deadhead rose arises—
end of an era

Clean up

part of the Torrens river in Adelaide flanked by a neatly maintained lawn and bushes, often used as a — Part of the Torrens river in Adelaide

Trim nails and calf hairs,
nip those rouge weeds in the bud—
garden maintenance.

Small problem

the ocean on a overcast day with a family making sandcastles in the distance — Largs Bay, Adelaide

We’re just tiny specks,
a world of ocean around—
crow shit in windscreen.