Drown

Photo of heavy, dark clouds on a beach, in a swirling motion.

Rounding up the troops,
marching to the horizon,
dark clouds drown the sun.

Wake up call

photo of the sun, just as it rises above the ocean horizon

Father ocean calls:
there’s light in the horizon;
awake my dear sun.

Yearning

photo of a pandanus palm tree in the foreground and the ocean in the background

Weeping pandanus,
leans in towards the ocean—
yearns for sea spray’s kiss.