Cure

photo of the first spring flowers in an apricot tree

First flowers blossom,
as cold lifts and warmth settles—
depression dissolves.

Seasonal change

close up photo of orang bush lily flowers, some with the edges of their petals browning — Bush lilies

New season flowers,
bit rough around the edges—
sun-deprived humans.

Ignore

photo of a leafless tree on the sidewalk, as seen from across the street

Shoved to a corner,
out of our busy lifestyles,
old trees in our streets.

Canopy

photo of a country road with the sun behind a wave of clouds overhead

Reining in the clouds,
to scatter them overhead—
the sun brings us shade.

Irony

photo of a sign along a bike path that has a letter P with a slash over it and text that reads, "on this land"

Invaders declare:
no parking illegally,
on this land we found.