Plump and obvious

The Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney

Pining for nurture,
hangs such succulent despair;
unnourished nature.

Distractions

Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney

Cruel world forgets—
hyper-focused on the self,
that others exist.

Vanity stairs

Royal Australian Mint, Canberra

One step at a time,
climbing fortune-studded stairs—
momentary joy.

Collector’s items

Queen Victoria market, Melbourne

Colourful, shiny;
a possession to posses—
material things

Imprints

Bamboo trees at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney — Bamboo trees, Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney

Scrawled in history,
engraved into memory,
the human footprint.