Rolled

Close up photo of a yellow rose bud, with tightly wrapped petals.

Roll of fresh bank notes—
happiness for most people;
tightly bound rose bud.

Built up

Photo of a low-rise building surrounded by trees, as seen from the top floor of a high-rise building.

Puddles of concrete,
blobs of native greenery;
civilisation.

Grevillea

close up photo of a couple of grevillea (spider flower) on the plant — Grevillea, also known as the spider flower

Warm spring afternoon
a rainbow in my backyard:
the spider flower.

Sprung

Close up photo of raindrops on a rose leaf, with a pink rose in the background.

Raindrops on roses,
clearing skies, shiny rainbows,
pollen flies; spring-ing.

Headbob

Photo of an old and peach tree, many of its old branches snapped away.

Weatherbeaten peach
grooving to the wind’s rhythms:
graceful elder tree.