Eyeing

photo of gumtree tops as seen from below, with two big patches where the cloudless blue sky is visible

Peering through gum leaves,
watching wonders of below—
brightly blue-eyed sky.

Home

photo of a large lemon scented gumtree with an old house in the background

Home in a gumtree,
not so heritage listed—
lorikeets galore.

Showoff

photo of a tall gumtree just after the rain

With renewed vigour,
flaunts its luscious head of hair—
gumtree after storm.

Confidence

Standing on its own,
unabashed by staring eyes,
bald and bold blue gum.

Olde

close up photo of a blue gum tree's scarred bark

Scruffy, gnarly, beard,
skin peeling around edges,
grandfather gumtree.