Memory

close up photo of a pair of doctorative Christmas bells hanging on a Norfolk Island pine tree

Rusty old Christmas:
bells hanging on grandpa’s pine,
in his memory.

Silent voices

photo of a black cat with its paw lifted up in the air

Cats can speak volumes;
the lift of a single paw:
worship me human.

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photo of an Eastern water dragon on a bench — An Eastern water dragon, a common resident in South East Queensland

We sit side by side,
earthling and water dragon—
co-operative.

Loyal

Photo of a golden retriever sitting behind a locked wooden gate, waiting for its human to return home.

Humble guardian,
a fiercely protective dog—
parental instinct.

Caught

Photo of a large spider, against a blue sky, hanging from its web, cast between two trees.

Hanging on for life,
a spider web between trees—
stationary fly.