Escape

close up photo of a round fruit on a tree, surrounded by big leaves

Sitting amidst leaves,
camouflaged comfortably,
fruit avoids the birds.

Flowering

close up photo of the purple part of an artichoke flower

Big plume of purple,
mullet of the plant kingdom—
artichoke in bloom.

Break

photo of the sunset as seen through the slats of window blinds

Between window slats,
seeing things I’ve been blind to—
never leaving home.

Dare

close up photo of the buds of a cactus plant, growing horizontally

Young person fury:
confident cacti offspring
defy gravity.

Carry

photo of the railway tracks in an Adelaide suburb, with jacaranda trees in bloom on either side of the tracks

Slicing through landscapes,
reminding our histories—
steel carriages.