Dream

Photo of a cloudy sky and a green landscape as seen from the window of an airplane.

Bright blue horizon—
buckled into a tin can,
refugees dream big.

Growing

Close up photo of the stump of a dead tree with tiny plants growing on it.

Forest foster home
nurtures the young and needy—
heart of a dead tree.

Alive

Larger-than-life model of a fallen soldier, and an army doctor sitting beside the body. An exhibit about the Gallipoli campaign, as seen at the museum of New Zealand in Wellington. — An exhibit about the Gallipoli campaign, the museum of New Zealand in Wellington.

Fallen soldiers sleep—
the living die every day,
their wars never end.

Flying

Photo of multiple Qantas airplanes waiting on the apron, as seen from the window seat of a plane, Qantas logos visible on their tails.

Flying kangaroo,
returning homeward those tired
souls with deep pockets.

Us and them

panaromic photo of giant trees along a hiking trail, with the trees' roots visible and spreading above the ground

We conceal our roots
dyeing, deceiving ourselves—
ageing trees flaunt theirs.