Palms

photo of a row of Mexican palm trees with sunset colours fading behind them

Swallowing our sun,
giant monsters at twilight:
Mexican fan palms.

Veins

photo of a tree, its slender branches sprawled

Tiny veins stretch out,
ferrying life throughout earth—
a network of trees.

Reclaim

Photo of a large tree’s branches ground around a lamp post, pushing into it.

Timber v. metal:
ancient trees reclaim their space,
snuffing out our lights.

Broken

Close up photo of exposed tree roots.

Tangled root systems,
complex web of emotions;
exposed when life breaks.

Tree stance

Close up photo of the base of a tree’s trunk, its stretches visible.

Stretch marks on her trunk:
rewards of rearing the young;
mama stands proudly.