National treasure

photo of a tall lemon scented gum tree slightly leaning to one side

Australia’s own
infamous leaning tower—
Lemon-scented gum

Overtaken

photo of a valley full of the garden weed, sorrel, with large native trees in the background

Colonised by weeds,
a country of native green,
stripped of its riches.

Enjoy the sun

photo of the sunset in the horizon and a single coconut tree standing tall with smalller houses around it

Single coconut,
staring at springtime sunsets,
dancing to the wind.

Irony

photo of a sign along a bike path that has a letter P with a slash over it and text that reads, "on this land"

Invaders declare:
no parking illegally,
on this land we found.

Adaptation

photo of a tall pine tree leaning away from the camera — Kings Park, Perth, Western Australia

Old pine in new world,
migrant species learns to live—
we bend not to break.