Old

Photo of a branch of dried up, shrivelling fern leaves.

Drying up fern leaves
browning, crumbling, shrivelling
old age comes to all

Grace

Photo of a brown-leaf tree in a park, next to a foot path.

Big old brown-leaf tree
stands under the winter rain
ageing gracefully

Seek

Photo of a clearing in a park, with tall trees. It’s morning and there’s a clear blue sky and the full moon from the night before.

There is a full moon
somewhere between the tree tops
reward for seekers

Sleepy town

Photo of the full moon at night and the silhouettes of tall trees.

All the world’s asleep
the full moon comes out to play
old trees babysit

Brave

photo of a tall deciduous tree, with most of its leaves on the ground below it and a few clinging on to the branches

Shedding its armour
mighty tree faces winter
brave comes in all shapes