Filter

Photo of the Auckland city as seen through a lace-curtained window on a high floor of a hotel.

We see through filters
a hazy distorted world
Instagram-worthy

Somewhere

Photo of a rainbow in the sky just after a light rain.

Over the rainbow
somewhere there’s a better world
our lives make sense there

Brave

photo of a tall deciduous tree, with most of its leaves on the ground below it and a few clinging on to the branches

Shedding its armour
mighty tree faces winter
brave comes in all shapes

Curveballs

Photo of the Auckland city as seen from the top of One Tree Hill.

Life throws curveballs;
from the top of a mountain,
no problem is big.

Promise

Photo of the Rangitoto island in the distance and a small yacht in front of it, as seen from the shore.

The distant island

promise of greener grasses

voyaging in vain