Encapsulated

photo of a gumtree with thin clouds around it

Reining the clouds in
swish like a wraparound skirt
rained on eucalyptus

Watch

close up photo of an old tree's bark, peeling and crumbling

Brash weather wearied
wary of twittering birds
ancient life observes

Beyond human eyes

close up photo of a fluffy white dandelion on a concrete step

Unnoticed fur balls
polar bears in the Arctic
more dandelions

Flourishing

closeup photo of small flowers in a bush

Many of a kind,
each uniquely similar—
humanity blooms

Big brother

closeup photo of a weed, with the hairs visible

When someone’s watching,
hair on the back of your neck
stands up, as does grass