Alert

photo of a tall tree trunk, with little hair-like branches growing on it

Standing on the edge,
against cold-hearted humans,
hairs on a tree stump.

Impressive

photo of a tree with a twisted truck and branches

Stand impressively:
ancient survival instincts—
lean and ripped tree trunk.

Comfort

a panaromic photo of a canopy of fig trees in Hyde Park, Sydney — Hyde Park, Sydney

Warmth in a cold world:
fig limbs meet in the middle,
nestled in clasped palms.

Unparalleled

silhouette of a tree and suburbian houses during sunset

Entwined with nature:
outline of humanity,
and yet, out of sync.

Mornings

Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge as seen from the Royal Botanical Garden in Sydney — At 5:30 on a late-spring morning in Sydney, Australia

Ocean on the edge,
mere minutes before sunrise—
adrenaline rush.