As fine wine

photo of large ocean rocks, their ridges and edges visible

Sea-sprayed and sun-dried,
matured over centuries—
complex, earthy, rock.

Border

Photo of the beach as seen from the rocks in the middle of the ocean, with pine trees in the distance, lining the coast.

Mark territories:
brick borders for garden beds,
pine trees for the coast.

City planning authority

Photo of a garbage bin on the curb in an Auckland street. — This garbage bin in Auckland is significantly smaller than bins in Australia.

Smaller garbage bins,

fewer landfills in our towns;

wishful thought, perhaps.

Company

View from the top of Sugarloaf Reserve in Christchurch, New Zealand, with two lanky weeds in the foreground, swaying in the wind. — Sugarloaf Reserve, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Alone, two large weeds
leaning into each other—
on top of the world.

Waiting

An art installation consisting of three chairs, two facing each other and one, the opposite direction. The Anne Frank memorial in Wellington. — Anne Frank memorial, Victoria Park, Wellington

She waits for her life:

for the chairs to be sat on;

music to begin.