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

Impermissible

photo of a fenced off lush valley with a lake in the middle and blue skies

Controlled greenery
fenced off private property
blues in the distance