Clean

Close up photo of the ocean foam by the sea shore.

Lapping the shoreline,
ocean foam filters itself—
fur-licking kitten.

Protecting

close up photo of a deadpool-branded tshirt on a clothes rack at a street stall

Hiding in plain sight,
lodged in every street corner—
superheroes stand.

Reach

photo of the tops of a lacebark tree's branches against the sky with patches of clouds in the background

Arms reaching outwards,
seeking decadent candy,
childish, tree branches.

Heat stroke

close up photo of a dying sunflower

Shrinking in the heat,
sunflower whose time has come—
summer gardeners.

Tiny toms

close up photo of cherry tomotoes on the vine, each in a different stage of ripeness

My little children
growing up in their own time
cherry tomatoes