Predator

Close up photo of a flowering plant, in which there are several tiny spiders weaving an elaborate web.

Elaborate webs
feigning hospitality—
tiny grey spiders.

Blur

photo of rain on a window pane at night, with the lights on the street in blur

All the world’s a blur:
raindrops on my window pane—
mirroring my eyes.

Out

Close up photo of a big yellow flower, decaying.

Showing our wrinkles
greys settle—pretty flowers
on their way out.

Veins

photo of a tree, its slender branches sprawled

Tiny veins stretch out,
ferrying life throughout earth—
a network of trees.

At war

Photo of a partly cloudy morning, with the sun filtering through the clouds and the Auckland Sky City in the background.

A feud in the skies—
the sun at war with the clouds,
both seek the spotlight.