Clarity

Close up photo of coffee in a mug, with the froth on the edges of the mug and the liquid forming path that’s clear of froth.

Staring at coffee
waiting for the clouds to part,
for my path to form.

Storm

Photo of dark clouds gathering on a beach, with a small group of surfers in the distance standing on the shore.

The surfers convene:
brewing up a thunderstorm,
shady clouds gather.

Cut

Close up photo of a paperbark tree — Paperbark, a native Australian tree.

All over the land,
gaping wounds and bleeding hearts—
cut trees; paper cuts.

Crowning glory

photo of the sunset in the horizon with a few thin dark clouds

Crown of the sunset,
blemishing nature’s canvas:
those wispy grey clouds.

True or false

Photo of a road through a mountain as seen from the top, luscious greenery visible only the other side of the road.

The road stretches on,
green grass on the other side—
the trick of promise.