Not Michaelangelo

Photo of the branches of two trees on either side of a suburban street lean in and touch each other.

Divine breath of life
branches touching each other
invaluable

Acceptance

Photo of the crater of a dormant volcano, as seen from the top of the volcano. — Mount Wellington summit, Auckland

Imperfect as life
deep gashes in our landscape
we love and accept

Complain

Photo of stairs leading up to Mount Wellington in Auckland.

There are many stairs
we complain on every hike
there are stairs at least

Survival

Photo of the pre-sunrise light in the sky.

Hazy, the sun tries
nearly swallowed by the fog
makes it through the day

Traffic cones

Photo of a row of road cones by the sidewalk.

Sat on our sidewalks
modern city traffic guards
orange traffic cones