Adaptation

photo of a tall pine tree leaning away from the camera — Kings Park, Perth, Western Australia

Old pine in new world,
migrant species learns to live—
we bend not to break.

Reciprocation

photo of a melaleuca tree with a twisted trunk, stood by the foreshore in Perth

World’s twisted logic:
humans allow trees to live;
they respond in kind.

Blind eye

photo of a large, leafless tree on a roundabout

We look, never see—
old tree on a roundabout,
plastics in our seas.

Connections

photo of a large, leafless tree on a roundabout with its shadow sprawled on the road

Cobwebby branches,
communication networks—
city roundabouts.

High visibility

silhouette of a single tall tree at sunset

Showing itself off,
middle finger at traffic,
tall neighbourhood tree.