Masked

photo of the deep sea, disappearing into the blue horizon with a few boats barely visible in the far distance — Semaphore beach, Adelaide

Undettered shorelines
as far as the eye could see—
turbulent deep seas.

Gravitate

photo of the vibrant flowers of a gum tree against a blue, cloudless sky

Like bees to blossoms
chasing blue skies and sunshine—
chilly autumn day.

Prints

photo of thehuman footprints on the sand by the beach — Semaphore beach, Adelaide

My soul takes a dip,
drifts away with the seagulls—
they leave no footprints

The end

photo of the sunset in the distance, with deep orange colours

Clouds once full and round
shrink; sun sets hollows deepen—
winter is coming.

Temptations

photo of a tall multi-storey building

Stacked, tempting the weak,
hierarchies of power—
pancakes for breakfast.