siren...

the morning chorus is often led by a magpie or two a neighbour's dogs join in with a few bars of barking the neighbour is sleeping but wakes disgruntled with the mismatched orchestra music to some is a harsh invasive #siren to others #vss365 #poetry

— Gemma Mira Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 10 October 2026 at 09:00

cicadas claim the key role as town criers of summer we marvel that small 'invisible' creatures can spike a supposedly relaxing evening wine with the shrill shriek of a #siren chorus #vss365

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Mira Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 9, 2026

sin...

a woman (maybe me) watches spring sunshine and shadows play in her garden at any time of day no duty ticked off no evidence of accomplishment do I commit the #sin of wastefulness laziness surely peace without work is productive claiming an honourable place on the recharge list #vss365

— Gemma Mira Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 9 October 2026 at 15:19

correct sentences punctuaton spelling are all bound in a school straitjacket but to a rebel poet just open spaces voice meaning some schools of thought believe such poets commit a #sin some poets (Hopkins) simply let their unique poems prove otherwise #vss365 #poetry

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Mira Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 9, 2026

island...

the high-rise cityscape of Sydney's Circular Quay boasts a famous bridge over a famous harbour an Overseas Passenger Terminal an Opera House and sweeping water views but in The Rocks area (with these same views) is a sandstone #island built in 1816 a bemused (closed) Cadman's Cottage #vss365

— Gemma Mira Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 8 October 2026 at 09:19

I see neighbours I have not seen beyond an #island of newly turned earth DANGER CONSTRUCTION ZONE #vss365 #poetry

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Mira Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 7, 2026

sail...

wild winds know how to play wild party games a shopping centre carpark offers so much fun an empty trolley joins the party surfing the carpark in zig zag directions rudderless sans #sail and no captain in sight #vss365 #poetry

— Gemma Mira Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 7 October 2026 at 09:37

yesterday I watched the jaws of a mighty machine savage an old house today flat red earth is waiting but I see a ghostly #sail rising from what was once a home #vss365 #poetry

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Mira Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 6, 2026

hurricane...

a Dickensian office in the 19th century was buried in bundles of loose papers stashed in boxes only specialised clerks knew where special papers slept one missing paper ignited a frenzy a #hurricane at Category 5 #vss365 #poetry

— Gemma Mira Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 6 October 2026 at 10:48

across the road timber tin plaster collapses dumped by a mechanical arm decades of home life reduced to truck loads no sacred ceremony just restless lost circling dust a demolition #hurricane #vss365 #poetry

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Mira Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 5, 2026

harbour...

Port Phillip Bay is rarely called a #harbour Sydney Harbour bears a famous profile thanks to its famous bridge but to leave Sydney Harbour first tackle a 2 km space between The Heads leave the bay but first field The Rip 1 km is the navigable space multiple shipwrecks say it all #vss365

— Gemma Mira Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 5 October 2026 at 09:56

two souls share one silence one may #harbour facets of a diamond in the eyes one may grind a secret scheme in clenched hands the high road and the low road never will meet in one peace #vss365 #poetry

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Mira Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 4, 2026

lure...

courtship is all about sweet singing a lyre bird believes a raspy song is all about a warning of rights a magpie claims birdsong has a yin and yang and a few notes between a #lure of love or an announcement of territorial war or simply a song for a new day #vss365

— Gemma Mira Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 4 October 2026 at 12:09

a puddle
a muddy puddle
tempts most dogs

the leash strains
the leash snaps
success
for the dog
of course

a child
watches the dog
for just a moment
but the lure of
fun for two
overwhelms
rules

at times
play means
visible or
invisible restraints
are left
high and dry#vss365

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Mira Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 3, 2026