Evolution

Photo of a large deciduous tree with a bthink layer of fallen leaves around it and a wooden bench beside the tree’s trunk.

Forest has fallen;
yesterday’s leaves, crunchy now,
cushion my journey.

Ask

Close up photo of a cactus with raindrops in its petals.

Petals turned skyward,
please, sir, can I have some more,
plants ask after rain.

Symbiosis

Close up photo of a ground cover plant with a flower on it.

Scarred, marred, and battered,
the earth nurtures ground cover;
swathes the pain in turn.

Defence

Photo of a row of gumtrees along a main road.

The earth’s infantry,
defends homes and livelihoods:
rows of native trees.

Day moon

Photo of gnarly tree branches with a half-moon perched on the tip of a branch against a clear blue sky.

Tip of a tree branch—
broken nail hangs from the sky:
half-moon spectacle.