Bird

Photo of autumn leaves on a branch, with the tree’s branches coming in from the left side of the photo.

Tiny, red, bird-like;
migrating for the winter:
leaves flying off trees.

Being

Close up photo of a white daisy.

Lining my sidewalk,
seeks no appreciation—
a daisy just is.

Grass

Close up photo of a blade of ornamental grass with the sun setting behind it.

Ornamental grass
glisten in the setting sun;
fountains on sidewalks.

Hope

Photo of the sunset on the runway, as seen through the glass window of an airport. There’s an aircraft on the runway and a ground vehicle. The airport’s seating area is reflected on the glass.

I watch the sunset;
airport waiting area
promises sunrise.

Wait

Photo of a red flower laying on a cliff on an ocean.

Alone and forlorn
lays on a bare ocean cliff—
red flower, for love.