Break

Photo of a hot air balloon hanging afloat in a garden at the Hamilton Gardens in New Zealand — Spotted in Hamilton Garden, New Zealand

Fantasy: respite
in a world of real pain;
surrealist’s garden

Rainbows

Rain’s always worth it—

little rainbows will emerge

lighten up our lives

Iron

Photo of the Auckland harbour bridge, as seen from the other side.

The mother, a bridge,
carries the weight of her world
ironclad shoulders

Showdown

Photo of Rangitoto Island as seen from an Auckland street.

Pimples on the Earth

sign of boiling rage within;

volcanic showdown

Untarnished

Photo of the New Zealand landscape as seen from the window of a plane.

Blending blissfully
blues of the ocean and sky
untarnished by wars