Like no one’s watching

Photo of a line of gum trees at sunrise, gently swaying in the breeze.

Dancing to sunrise,
grooves to birdsong in the breeze—
lemon-scented gum.

Home

Photo of dead gum tree barks against a cloudless blue sky.

I watch the gums be,
embracing the cloudless sky,
owning their country.

Unmatched

Photo of a tall, lone gumtree in a carpark with lamp posts lining the sidewalk.

No competition;
looking down on the lamp posts,
gumtree swings its leaves.

Magic

Photo of a large gumtree against a lot of clouds in the background.

Swallowing light whole,
spewing clouds from every limb,
tree stands, magical.

Here and now

photo of a large gumtree in the middle of a busy state highway

Grooving to the now:
highway gumtree head bobbing;
breezy winter’s day.