Matinee

Photo of a deeply vibrant sunset as seen from the street, with traffic lights on red.

All the world must stop
watch Mother Earth gulp her sun
daily matinee

Fail

Close up photo of a vibrant, green fern tree.

We fail constantly

seeing blurred crumpled edges

forgetting green grass

Frank

Photo of a high rise in Auckland city on the left, a traffic light on the right, and a single leafless tree in between.

A concrete jungle
humanity’s Frankenstein
occasional tree

Distraction

Photo of a street in Auckland in the morning, with sidewalk trees and the moon still visible in the sky.

Our world is at war
racing fast to the bottom
while the moon rises

Commute

Photo of the sunset as seen from a bus stop, with traffic going both ways.

From the depths of earth
comes a holy vibrant light
when we’re commuting