Humid

Photo of the early orange colours of the sunrise behind tropical trees.

Four o’clock sunrises:
fogging up my camera,
Brisbane humid air.

Growth

photo of an empty escalator as seen from below

Tripping up others,
climbing corporate ladders—
growth, allegedly.

Amusing

Photo of a red chicken as an iPhone screensaver in the foreground with the name board of a shop called “chicken treat” in the background.

Laughter can be found
even in the gravest times
you have to seek it.

Ready

photo of a Christmas tree made of native plants and flowers, at the Perth airport — Made from native Australian bush and flowers.

Prompt and well prepared:
airports for Christmas decor;
unlike scheduled flights.

Inevitable

Photo of a tile laid on the city of Perth reading, “A city grew, the lake was drained.” — Perth

Civilisation:
we come, we see, we conquer,
and destroy nature.