Graveyard

photo of the gravestone of a 76 year-old man with a plastic toy gun lying on it

Uncanny couple:
an old man and a toy gun—
may they rest in peace.

Oldie

photo of a large tree by a lake

Neighbourhood giant,
silently filters our air—
hundred-year-old tree.

Freedom

photo of the sunset with deep pinks, oranges, and blues, with trees silhouetted in the distance

Enjoy each sunset—
what gift it is to be free,
with like-minded friends.

Changing

photo of a gumtree's bark leaning sideways, on the walking trail up Mt. Remarkable in South Australia

Unexpectedly,
swings away from tradition—
tree’s character arc.

Storyteller

a grave enclosed in metal railings, part of which is broken and scattered in the ground nearby — Cemetery, Melrose, South Australia

Crumbled bones, grave sites,
enduring the test of time—
tell stories of gore.