Roses

Close up photo of dead rose buds in the bush.

My garden finches,
appreciate laziness—
feast on spent roses.

Rough

Photo of the hilly and rocky landscape of South Australia as seen from a Qantas aircraft, with the wing of the Abe visible on the photo.

Pockmarked and freckled,
rough around the edges: earth;
imperfect is life.

Shiny

Close up photo of a bunch of pot marigold flowers by the roadside.

Simple butterflies:
drawn to pretty, vibrant things;
all photographers.

Cherry

photo of a bush with pink flowers on them, and Rangitoto Island and the ocean in the background

Fifty shades of green—
as far as the eye could see,
pink cherry on top.

Tiny

Photo of a small wooden bench below an old and giant tree, on Mount Saint John, a volcanic peak in Auckland.

Tiny wooden bench
underneath a giant tree;
human life on earth.