Uplifting

Photo of a row of poppies in a public garden with the Sky City tower in the background, Auckland. — Auckland City, New Zealand.

Poppies in all shades
pop up every spring morning
Uplifting spirits.

Wait

Photo of the mouth of a lava cave in a volcanic island. — Lava cave, Rangitoto Island, New Zealand (Perfectly safe to explore)

Peering down a cave:
penduluming decisions…
adventure standby.

Teamwork

Photo of the port side of a tall ship with the ropes alongside it.

Aboard a tall ship—
where our egos go to die;
bonds are made stronger.

Zoo

Photo of giraffes and zebras in a large enclosure, with giraffes nibbling on leaves hung on dead tree limbs. — Auckland zoo

Gently the giants
nibble away at dead trees;
observing humans.

Promotion

Close up photo of a rose in a bush with several other roses around it.

A sea of roses
at the top of their careers
waiting to be picked.