Tendencies

photo of Christchurch mountain rages as seen from the top of the Sugarloaf Reserve — Sugarloaf Reserve, Christchurch, New Zealand

Ultimate human:
to conquer that big mountain;
remain unhappy.

Longing

Close up photo of rain drops on a broccoli leaf.

Winter photograph;
on a dry hot summer’s day,
remembering rain.

The end

Close up photo of a dying rose bud in the foreground, and a blurry view of the sunset in the background.

Flowers have their days;
at long last the time has come,
for the sun to set.

As fine wine

photo of large ocean rocks, their ridges and edges visible

Sea-sprayed and sun-dried,
matured over centuries—
complex, earthy, rock.

Border

Photo of the beach as seen from the rocks in the middle of the ocean, with pine trees in the distance, lining the coast.

Mark territories:
brick borders for garden beds,
pine trees for the coast.