Uncomfortable

Photo of a dead fish by the beach, a deep hole in its midriff.

Fish out of water,
blow above the abdomen;
the first time we met.

Erased

Photo of footprints on the beach

Footprints on a beach:
our quest to be remembered;
a life washed away.

Enlighten

Photo of the sun, behind a band of grey clouds, its colours mildly visible.

Drawing up the blinds,
lets in the first light of day:
sun after a storm.

Explosive

Photo of ocean waves crashing into the rocky cliff face at Currumbin Beach on the Gold Coast, Australia.

Crashing into rocks,
Splash! Roaring deafeningly,
as ocean, human.

Memory

Photo of a bunch of daisies on a cliff edge at Currumbin beach, Queensland.

Daisies by the beach;
a hello and a goodbye—
remembering you.