Corporate ladder

Photo of a sky jumper halfway down on a jump from the top of the Sky Tower in Auckland, as seen from inside the building with the Auckland skyline in the background.

We think we are brave
craving to climb to the top—
too scared to jump down.

Tourist

Photo of Auckland’s Sky Tower, lit up in multiple colours at sunset, along with the traffic on the motorway below.

A city decks up
lights, camera, and action—
tourists drop their jaws.

Shake

Close up photo of a map of New Zealand’s South Island in the foreground and the North Island in the background.

Shaking fat fingers,
humans seek to achieve big—
earth shakes; we’re done for.

Witches

photo of a row of traffic cones in the street — Traffic cones are often called “witches hats” in Australia and New Zealand

Little witches hats
scattered around our city—
conjurors at work.

Dying

Close up photo of dried ferns, still in the tree.

Shrinking in silence
fern curls up in the forest
alone in hospice