“The children huddle beneath a tree, counting their presents excitedly...”

“A gray exterior nestled in the sand beneath the swells...”

“Is the nature of life like a wildfire or storm…”

“I looked up and the sky was ablaze, split in two and bleeding molten flame…”

“little roselet with your dainty petals and pink nose, you are as sweet as a blossoming rose…”

“I was witness to it one night, nature’s rage...”

“A revelation came to me, muddled in the fog of a dream…”

“There lies a trodden path through wood…”

“I look out at the trees and imagine that moments like these stretch for days and that days stretch for years…”

“This place used to be full of people, but now is empty. Now it’s solely populated by sunflowers and purple pebbles of lavender…”

“You like to absorb things–colors, people, galaxies. One day you’ll envelop the sun, eat it whole…”

“When your leaves stopped dancing and your branches snapped black, the first thing the men did was prepare their yellow crane…”

“Shorts, tall socks, sneaker crocs and my favorite pineapple tee…”

“A cluster of assorted blues and greens, purples and oranges squeaked against each other to fight their cords of confinement…”