Sigh

photo of two golden retreiver dogs lying on the cold tiles, exhausted

Knocked out of action,
hot and humid autumn day—
dogs breathe heavily.

Mobilising

Photo of the view through an airplant window just above the wing. Low clouds moving in the direction of travel.

Raking in dark clouds,
rounding up its minions,
thunder rolls around.

Samey

photo of a large-scale piece of art. It's a collage of various pieces of colour, with big bold text in it reading, Australian art does not exist. Each word in that setence is depicted in a different font, illustrating the any cultures that fuse to make Australian art. — Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane

Unique is a farce—
many melding together,
a patchwork culture.

Demands

Photo of a one-eyed Labrador, sitting on the floor, her head turned and looking at the camera.

One-eyed Labrador
Aye! Give me some food, human—
pirate’s life for me.

Soak

Panoramic photo of a tall tree, it’s branches almost ashen white against deep bright green leaves.

Seeping into veins;
tree’s central nervous system,
tropical rain storm.