Bold

Photo of the widespread branches of a tree, as seen from below its canopy.

Spreading tentacles
across the ocean blue sky,
assertive old tree.

City

A plaque in the city of Perth, Australia.

A city was built
by the felling of a tree;
we can’t let things be.

Rising high

photo of three tall buildings, one still under construction, in Perth city

Human obsessions:
infiltrating glass ceilings
and ozone layers.

Bridge

photo of the Matagarup Bridge in Perth as seen while walking under it — Matagarup Bridge, Perth

Intricate metal,
stretched across the horizon,
of concrete jungle.

Curves

photo of a cotton tree with a twisted main branch as it grows upwards

Giant trees grow old
winding up towards the skies
as a child’s painting