Gateway

Photo of the sunset and the silhouette of a tree, as seen through a set of Venetian blinds.

Old Venetian blinds,
gateway to the great outdoors
as limbs start to fail.

Unruly

Close up photo of a star flower growing out of its pot.

Perfectly portioned,
meticulously maintained;
garden plants don’t care.

Pondering

Photo of a tall pine tree as seen from below, near its trunk.

We lie on the grass,

counting the faults in our stars—

till we stop counting.

Merge

Photo of the summer sunset as seen from between trees.

Merging into one,
the many shades of orange—
summertime sunset.

Plane

Photo of the sunrise as seen from the window seat of an airplane.

At ten thousand feet,
I awake dazed and confused
with the rising sun.