All quiet

Photo of a New Zealand Flax plant in the forefront with a heavy fog in the background masking the Auckland coastline nearly entirely.

Cool spring afternoon
rain stops and the fog descends—
perennials bloom.

Ghost fog

Photo of Auckland city high rise buildings clouded in fog just after rain.

The foggy monster
swallows high-rises wholly—
seasonal weather.

Magic

Photo of a boardwalk and a path on a mountain with flowering trees on either side of it.

A secret walkway
nestled deep in a mountain—
my magical aisle.

Kite

photo of the Auckland skyline as seen from the top of a volcanic mountain

As high as a kite,
standing atop a mountain—
wind beneath my wings.

Cabbage

Photograph of alternating rows of wild cabbages and bright yellow flowers.

Rows of wild cabbage,
sitting ducks on a spring day—
to watch; not to touch.