Shiny

photo of the sun shining through the trees

Shining down on me,
tiny diamond in the sky
nestled among trees.

Good giants

Photo of a large tree and a wooden bench bathed in its canopy.

Casting great shadows,
giants loom over our heads—
trees, summer relief.

Modern

Photo of a cypress tree on a cliff, its side containing a lot less leaves than its top and back.

The modern mullet:
shorter sides, long backs, no tail;
cypress on a cliff.

Mountains

Photo of a mountain range in the distance and lush green fields in the foreground.

Untouched villages;
hopeful scenes in the distance—
those pale blue mountains.

Paying forward

Photo of a wooden bench with a flower tree above it, in full bloom.

On a warm spring day
raining flowers down on me—
stranger-planted tree.