Invisible

close up photo of a grass hopper on a pavement

Insect and human,
along busy city streets,
walking unnoticed.

Calm

close up photo of a rock painted with a heart, set on a pole by the beach

Softening cold hearts:
painted stone in the sunshine;
cold stones on sea shore.

Far

photo of the ocean from a boardwalk — Hallett Cove beach, South Australia

In my own trapped mind,
a sailboat in the distance,
ocean between us.

Blooming

close up photo of a small white flower with about ten small petals, with more of the same flowers in the background

As shattered glassware,
breadcrumbs on the forest floor,
mushrooming flowers.

Unscathed

photo of the ocean as seen from the window seat of an airplane. The sunlight is glinting on the surface of the ocean, making it shimmer like silver.

How we haven’t stripped them:
silvery miles of ocean—
it’s a miracle.