Sleepy town

Photo of the full moon at night and the silhouettes of tall trees.

All the world’s asleep
the full moon comes out to play
old trees babysit

Filter

Photo of the Auckland city as seen through a lace-curtained window on a high floor of a hotel.

We see through filters
a hazy distorted world
Instagram-worthy

Somewhere

Photo of a rainbow in the sky just after a light rain.

Over the rainbow
somewhere there’s a better world
our lives make sense there

Power

Photo of Rangitoto island and the Auckland landscape, as seen from One Tree Hill.

Volcanic island
powerfully destructive
drop in the ocean

Chariots

Photo of a sign board on the base of the One Tree Hill. The sign reads, “No buses beyond this point.”

Huffing I walk up;
no chariots to heaven
or volcanic hills.