Paying forward

Photo of a wooden bench with a flower tree above it, in full bloom.

On a warm spring day
raining flowers down on me—
stranger-planted tree.

Competition

photo of a row of tall trees on the right side of the photo and a couple of light poles on the left

Light poles and tall trees,
competing for attention,
spotlight each other.

Brave

photo of a palm tree as seen from below on a sunny, cloudless afternoon

Tall and spiky palm—
she’s not a Disney princess,
Brave nevertheless.

Painting

Close up photo of a lace bark tree flower on the ground, amongst dry leaves.

Mimics a painting:
watercolours on canvas;
pink flower on leaves.

Edit

Photo of a massive old tree with the summer sun falling on its trunk and canopy on a hot, blue-sky day.

High contrast; high warmth
the imperfect editor:
summer shines on trees.