Under appreciated

Photo of the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge across the water, with a large fig tree canopy overhead.

Unfazed by the world,
extravagant monuments:
trees by city lakes.

Dance

Photo of a bonsai tree leaning to one side.

Owning the full stage,
limbs sprawled; ardent expressions—
bonsai stuns viewers.

Rise

Photo of a plane’s wing as it lands, with the wing flaps engaged.

Stretching lazy limbs,
cracking joints and waking up,
overnight plane lands.

Heat

Photo of the sun’s glare, in a diamond shape, with an almond flower-laden tree.

Laundry rejoices—
diamond blazes in the sky
in depths of winter.

Eyes

Close up photo of a golden retriever laying on his side, looking straight into the camera.

Driving into you,
drooling all over the floor;
dog’s whole-hearted love.