one tumult...

one tumult has passed
but the clouds float on and
the seas still roll
and numb disbelief will be
history's stillborn#tanka

📷 2021 - November - Dromana looking toward Mount Martha... pic.twitter.com/9Zcth2mjn0

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) November 6, 2024

election tragic...

Today, I'm converted. Today, I've evolved into a 2024 U.S. election tragic, though I live in Australia. I've been watching the live broadcast on SBS...which continues to the SBS news broadcast at 6:30pm. After that? I promise that tomorrow I will be a writer tragic again. pic.twitter.com/jRiCe4NJSr

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) November 6, 2024

waves upon waves...

waves upon waves
a windy spring generates
tunnels of turmoil#haiku

📷 2021 - November - Dromana beach...Even in wind-tossed, grey, misty light, waves are beautifully fascinating... pic.twitter.com/tjLy00Hz6b

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) November 5, 2024

skimming wings...

skimming wings
incoming waves offer
a buffet of joys#haiku

📷 2019 - November - Dromana beach pic.twitter.com/sT8wI2vsTa

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) November 4, 2024

angry eyes...

angry eyes
orbs of searing heat above
a frozen smile#haiku

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) November 4, 2024

dreamscapes...

dreamscapes
may be born of fleeting
enchanting reality#haiku

📷 2017 - November - Experimental photography - My overlay of 2 images creates a surreal view of 2 women on stilts in a Mornington street parade... pic.twitter.com/mVKaZ1Xud4

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) November 3, 2024

hustling, frantic winds...

hustling, frantic winds
really mess with my senses
my home is closed#haiku

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) November 3, 2024