Phoenix

a garden patch with about 15 strawberry bushes, three tomato plants, and a handful of tiny, barely visible spinach plants

From dirt they arise,
slicing years of hardened earth—
weeds in my garden.

Time to go

a dead rose against a blue sky with patches of clouds

As the sun goes down
a deadhead rose arises—
end of an era

Clean up

part of the Torrens river in Adelaide flanked by a neatly maintained lawn and bushes, often used as a — Part of the Torrens river in Adelaide

Trim nails and calf hairs,
nip those rouge weeds in the bud—
garden maintenance.

Small problem

the ocean on a overcast day with a family making sandcastles in the distance — Largs Bay, Adelaide

We’re just tiny specks,
a world of ocean around—
crow shit in windscreen.

Moonshine

photo of the full moon at night, with silhouettes of trees and roofs

Polar opposite—
counterbalancing solar,
lights up the night sky.