Fiery

photo of a gumtree with the sun shining above it

Oh, how I love thee—
we caught on like a bush fire,
in sun-kissed gum shade.

Message

closeup photo of a tree bark, filled with writing carved into it

Message for ether:
idiocy never fades—
proof is on the trees.

Or not to be

closeup photo of young leaves sprouting out of a broken tree branch

Defying all odds
broken bones and shrivelled skin—
life finds ways to be

Aged

photo of a tree with its branches curved upwards, like a palm holding something

Arthritic fingers
shouldering the world’s burden—
ageing mother, earth.

Short-term

photo of a street name marked on a building. The street name is No Fixed Address Lane

We come from the void,
to the void we shall return—
permanent rentals.