Windsurfer

Photo of a windsurfer with Rangitoto Island in the background.

Catching gentle winds
says hello to seagull friends
expert windsurfer.

Brave

photo of a palm tree as seen from below on a sunny, cloudless afternoon

Tall and spiky palm—
she’s not a Disney princess,
Brave nevertheless.

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.

Breathtaking

Photo of Rangitoto Island in the distance, as seen from the top of Mount Nelson in Auckland. The photographer’s shoes are visible in the foreground, on the right side of the frame, feet crossed. — Rangitoto Island, as seen from Mt. Nelson, Auckland.

Easy hike, they said—
winded by a volcano,
I had to sit down.