Canvas

photo of a row of bamboo plants, all scratched and carved with initials and random words — People leaving their mark on the Adelaide Botanical Garden

Tall dark and handsome,
clumper of bamboos await
human graffiti.

I see

close up photo of grass, focussed in the photo, with a large pine tree in the distance

I lie with the grass,
giant trees afar—snugly
fit into my eyes.

Drunk

photo of the sun setting behind leaf less trees and old houses, silhouetting the buildings and plants

Outlines of dark trees,
colours of a fading day—
an after-work high.

Fun

photo of an Australasian darter sitting on a rope at a boat docking yard

With wide open arms,
embrace the incoming storm—
but dance beforehand.

Common

photo of the Elizabeth Quay apartment buildings in the Perth CBD

Tethered together,
warring, despite shared borders
and a spinal cord.