Filter

Photo of the Auckland city as seen through a lace-curtained window on a high floor of a hotel.

We see through filters
a hazy distorted world
Instagram-worthy

Somewhere

Photo of a rainbow in the sky just after a light rain.

Over the rainbow
somewhere there’s a better world
our lives make sense there

Promise

Photo of the Rangitoto island in the distance and a small yacht in front of it, as seen from the shore.

The distant island

promise of greener grasses

voyaging in vain

Purpose

Photo of the shadow of a person with a backpack, walking.

Stick figures walking,
seeking sun and green pastures—
a life in shadows.

Sides

Photo of a fern plant with vibrant green leaves, and one leaf flipped over and silvery white.

Stays hidden mostly,
another side of ourselves;
a gale hits, leaf flips.