Rainbows

Rain’s always worth it—

little rainbows will emerge

lighten up our lives

Armour

Close up photo of moss on an oak tree bark.

Thick suit of armour
oak bark wearing week-old moss
faces axe bearers

Excess

Photo of a giant tree trunk, its branches cut off.

“Branches” seems surplus;
limbs of giant ancient trees,
cutting “arms” sounds bad.

Giants

Photo of a slender tree on Mt. Eden summit.

Their brittle branches

taking over the valley

flowering giants

Twisty

Photo of a row of large leafless trees extending across a walking path in a park.

Waving twisty limbs
in my park, casting magic—
deciduous trees.