Regrow

Close up photo of the peeling bark of a paperbark tree.

Bravely paperbark
slashes open its old heart
so it grows anew.

Dance

Close up photo of a daisy swaying in the wind.

Dancing with the wind,
the sidewalk daisy eavesdrops,
transporting whispers.

Reality

Photo of the islands of Singapore as seen from an airplane window.

Just beyond our reach
small pockets of greenery;
rising sea levels.

Halo

Close up photo of a juniper bush with winter dew.

Winter dew lingers
halos around junipers
breath vaporises.

Up

Photo of a partly cloudy sky as seen from under the branches of a small tree.

When life lacks lustre,
look up from under a tree—
world looks different.