Freedom

photo of the coastline of Australia, as seen from the window seat of a plane with the wing visible

The world’s my oyster;
flying to every corner—
a life with borders.

Gateway

Photo of the sunset and the silhouette of a tree, as seen through a set of Venetian blinds.

Old Venetian blinds,
gateway to the great outdoors
as limbs start to fail.

Merge

Photo of the summer sunset as seen from between trees.

Merging into one,
the many shades of orange—
summertime sunset.

Longing

Close up photo of rain drops on a broccoli leaf.

Winter photograph;
on a dry hot summer’s day,
remembering rain.

The end

Close up photo of a dying rose bud in the foreground, and a blurry view of the sunset in the background.

Flowers have their days;
at long last the time has come,
for the sun to set.