Ignore

photo of a leafless tree on the sidewalk, as seen from across the street

Shoved to a corner,
out of our busy lifestyles,
old trees in our streets.

Canopy

photo of a country road with the sun behind a wave of clouds overhead

Reining in the clouds,
to scatter them overhead—
the sun brings us shade.

Irony

photo of a sign along a bike path that has a letter P with a slash over it and text that reads, "on this land"

Invaders declare:
no parking illegally,
on this land we found.

Rise up

photo of Lake Monger in Perth, with the sun just bout to rise on the horizon

Peaceful water’s edge,
creeping towards the morning—
winter sun blushes.

Neat

photo of tall trees along a foot path by a river

Ready to impress:
first day of school, kids lined up;
straight-backed, lake front trees.