Fulfilled

panaromic photo of a swamp cypress bonsai tree, with its name tag saying it was established in 1976

Bonsai shows restraint,
compacted in a small frame,
a complete life lived.

Contained

photo of the hot morning sun, glowing from behind wide white clouds

Waiting to burst out:
a song in a nine-year-old,
sun behind the clouds.

Tangled

photo of the trunk and branches of a fig tree

Flexing lean muscles,
attention-seeking fig trees—
their wish, my command.

Mobilising

Photo of the view through an airplant window just above the wing. Low clouds moving in the direction of travel.

Raking in dark clouds,
rounding up its minions,
thunder rolls around.

Soak

Panoramic photo of a tall tree, it’s branches almost ashen white against deep bright green leaves.

Seeping into veins;
tree’s central nervous system,
tropical rain storm.