Cloudy

Photo of a cloudy sky, and a row of Norfolk Island pine trees in the far distance, as seen from the beach.

If clouds were forests,
would humans harvest them too,
once the land is bare?

Expectations

Photo of a road with an aisle of Norfolk Island pine trees on either side.

Lengthy lines of pines,
rainy winter afternoons;
promise of mushrooms.

Attraction

Close up photo of the cone-shaped bunch of yellow flowers of a succulent.

Little sunshine cones
allure bees in a heartbeat;
succulent affair.

Strong

close up photo of a small, single yellow rose bud in a bush

Bold front-line soldier
braving winter vagaries;
tiny rose stands up.

Skilful

Close up photo of an aloe vera flower, with a spider web barely visible on its florets. — See the spider web?

Spiders, shiny webs
spinning between the florets;
an uphill battle.