Relief

Photo of a walking path with tall gnarly trees on either side of it.

Twisty gnarly limbs
burst magnificently through,
Mother Earth rejoiced.

Not trees

Photo of the Auckland Sky Tower flanked on all sides by tall trees.

Boxing our thoughts in
we build fences around us
but we are not trees.

Crane

photo of a yellow crane as seen from below, against a vibrant, cloudless, blue sky

Mighty promises
dominating our skylines
craning for progress

Flowy

Photo of the Auckland Sky Tower flanked by tree canopy on either side.

Luscious, green, flowy;
The Sky Tower gets a skirt:
Auckland City trees.

Raincoats

Photo of the Auckland Sky Tower and the motorway traffic on a rainy, grey day as seen from the top floor of an apartment building.

The weather descends,
shrouds our city in grim hope,
still raincoats rejoice.