Ready

Photo of a Qantas plane stationary on the tarmac.

Decked up and ready,
primed to take the storms head on—
pilot grabs the mic.

Day break

Light is upon us:
desperate to stay awake,
sun and moon tangle.

Storm coming

Photo of Currumbin beach in the Gold Coast, taken from the rocks at dusk with dark and stormy clouds gathering in the distant horizon.

Dark clouds amassing:
surfers moan and tourists groan;
storm chasers rejoice.

King cat

photo of a black cat standing on a bed's mattress

I strut on your bed,
walking over your REM sleep—
hail your feline king.

Sharing

peeling trunk of a large paperbark tree as seen from below

Old tree sheds its bark
sharing itself with the earth—
enriches new life.