Full circle

photo of dead flowers on the ground along with one fresh flower

Trees cleansing themselves
shed dead skin and dry blossoms
retrieve life through death.

Fading

close up photo of a dead, crumbling flower

Once upon a time
tender life brought happiness—
flowers also die

Home

photo of gravestones amidst colourful flowers, Adelaide

A good place to die—
with flowers and company,
a good place to live.

The end

photo of the skeletal bones of a bird lying on the pavement

All parties must end—
when music stops, lights go off;
just a pile of bones.

Peace

photo of grave stones in a cemetary surrounded by a lush valley

Come my time to sleep
may the snakes slither slightly
bush cemetery