Judgement

photo of a steep hill and trees growing diagonally on it

I clamber uphill;
raising judgmental eyebrows,
rolling their eyes—trees

Home

Photo of the landscape of Wellington, New Zealand, at sunset, as seen from the window of a plane. — Wellington, New Zealand

We bicker for Mars,
fawn over the red planet;
sun kissed land is here.

Homeward

photo of light sunset over the Auckland city shoreline, as seen from the window of a tall building with boats on the water

Boats drop their anchors,
sun sets over our city,
lovers going home.

Noncommittal

photo of private boats by the shore in Wellington, New Zealand.

Ships at the ready,
lined up on our city’s shores;
neutral hobbyists.

Faces

Strange faces abound
on the streets and in my home—
some of them funny.