She

Photo of a calm beach and Rangitoto island as seen from the Takapuna beach in Auckland, a little after sunrise.

Calm on the surface
crushing pressure underneath
of course earth’s a she

Phoenix

Photo of the sun rising on the beach, with Rangitoto Island in the background.

Phoenixes don’t die
bleeding into the ocean
sun rises again

News

Photo of a street art of a cartoonish human drawn over the sign of a stick human on a foot path.

Daily news cycle:
inflation, job cuts, brain drain—
amusing street art.

Sun salutation

Photo of the sunrise over a busy car park by the Takapuna beach in Auckland. — Takapuna beach, Auckland

Saluting the sun
an army of four wheel drives
fuelling caffeine rush

Twisty

Photo of a row of large leafless trees extending across a walking path in a park.

Waving twisty limbs
in my park, casting magic—
deciduous trees.