Dozing

Photo of a black cat stretched out in the bed, sleeping.

It’s too hot to move,
summertime in the tropics—
dozing cat tells all.

Humid

Photo of the early orange colours of the sunrise behind tropical trees.

Four o’clock sunrises:
fogging up my camera,
Brisbane humid air.

Confrontation

Close up photo of a brown hen staring into the camera.

Bird in my backyard,
staring deep into my eyes,
seeks morsel of truth.

New job

close up photo of a bright red flower with the morning sun shining directly on it

Sun-kissed good mornings:
head high, heart swelling with pride;
flower’s first work day.

Twirl

photo of a large tree's rounded canopy

In a pleated skirt,
a woman of the fifties—
the umbrella tree.