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

watercraft designs...

watercraft designs
a chance to be a mirror
of the the owner#haiku

📷2019 - November...Interesting watercraft on land in Dromana pic.twitter.com/vl0GicQrf4

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) November 2, 2024

sailing with friends...

sailing with friends
unaware of painting
strange visual art#haiku

📷 2020 - November - Dromana - Long distance photos can create crazy effects... pic.twitter.com/SrAwVazq75

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) November 1, 2024

some souls...

some souls are
mildly happy together
but best apart#haiku

📷2017 - November - eastern rosella and kookaburra on my Dromana verandah... pic.twitter.com/Ene8BmBMrT

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 31, 2024

the art of creation...

the art of creation
sometimes involves the art of
creative destruction#haiku

📷 2021 - October - Dromana - Construction sites are wonderful paces to find random and found abstract art...with the help of sunlight and shadows... pic.twitter.com/bcw1DGgrhW

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 30, 2024

the briefest of moments...

even the briefest
moment in time
may transform into
a lasting
precious memory#tanka

📷 2020 - October - Dromana - My neighbour's furball Chloe watching me... pic.twitter.com/fvhnSMNKFY

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 29, 2024

we are wired...

we are wired
the visible
and the invisible#haiku

📷 2020 - October - Dromana pic.twitter.com/PnhgEkjStw

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 28, 2024

arty multi-media...

black feathers add
a final touch to arty
multi-media#haiku

📷 2024 - Temora - Currawong playing hide and seek with a mudlark... pic.twitter.com/s5iFbznNXB

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 26, 2024

the illusion of territorial foes...

the illusion of
territorial foes
but it's the little one
who conducts
a lone attack#micropoetry

📷 2021 - October - Dromana pic.twitter.com/F4PdsPqCua

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 25, 2024

silence is the language of the god within...

silence is the language
of the god within
beyond is rumour#haiku https://t.co/IAshePh4pQ

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 25, 2024

the winds may howl...

the winds may howl
the sea may rage but
keep walking tall#haiku

📷 2021 - October - Dromana veach pic.twitter.com/zAoMULACM0

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 24, 2024

life's journey...

“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!” https://t.co/wOPmnePn1O

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 21, 2024

old tram revitalised...

old trams
some find vital life
beyond museums#haiku

📷2021 - October - My last Victorian school, Casey Grammar, purchased an old Melbourne tram as a creative space for classes. Sister schools Clyde + Balcombe Grammar also had old trams. Quite a unique feature for the schools. pic.twitter.com/Wee5TgnC7E

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 21, 2024

bonding...

bonding
let's walk this life
together#haiku

📷 2018 - October - Little family on the move - crossing the road in front of my Dromana driveway pic.twitter.com/PQx7a4VYPo

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 20, 2024

the familiar...

the familiar
never dismiss the surprise
of a second view#haiku

📷 2021 - October - A rare perspective of a kookaburra captured on my Dromana verandah railing. pic.twitter.com/Dk2IQDzujA

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 19, 2024

exuberant winds...

exuberant winds
their jazz party today sends
sinister invites #haiku

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 18, 2024

steaming tea fragrance...

steaming tea fragrance
time to reflect on fresh dreams
from deep in the cup#haiku

📷 2018 - October - I am always drawn to creative signs. This one was captured through light rain in the Dromana Hub carpark pic.twitter.com/4WXV6Wo8fD

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 18, 2024

subdued light and colours...

subdued light and colours
a veiled peaceful silence
spills intimate vibes#haiku

📷 2021 - October - Dromana beach pic.twitter.com/i1tjktNffY

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 17, 2024

bubbles of earth angels...

PASSING THOUGHT:
During the week, I've bubbles of earth angels floating round me...waiting to be needed...
Thursday marks my day of painting at the Arts Centre.
That is the day those earth angels pop out of their bubbles +offer a quiet check on my well being.
Special physicians.

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 17, 2024

busy coastal street...

busy coastal street
crammed with many ideas
of many people#haiku

📷 2021 - October - A cluttered street image captured at Rosebud...almost a reality abstract with all the pieces of shapes and colours... pic.twitter.com/mDGUyOfV8O

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 16, 2024

packaging world...

'We live in a packaging world that despises content' - Anthony Hopkinshttps://t.co/2ZT7BIPlqF

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 16, 2024

creativity is...

'Creativity is Intelligence having fun.' - Albert Einstein.https://t.co/Nb5SxV8KOg

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 16, 2024

rural and urban silvereyes' calls...

2/2 Across 14 paired urban and rural populations, silvereyes consistently sang both songs and contact calls at higher frequencies in urban environments. Syllable rate (syllables per second) decreased in urban environments...Reflective structures = change?https://t.co/v5INNc0aX0

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 16, 2024

dove of soft greys...

dove of soft greys
a moment of elegance
creeps into his drill#haiku

📷 2021 - October - A dove elegantly flexing its wings on my Dromana verandah pic.twitter.com/L8FdOyDWEa

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 15, 2024

celestine signs...

gentle reminders
celestine signs can be
guardian angels#haiku

📷 2020 - October - my Dromana lounge room window area... pic.twitter.com/6T46W2wWC7

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 14, 2024

main street festival...

main street festival
busy sights and sounds
lure the curious#haiku

📷2017 - October - It's a great feeling when a main street - Mornington - is closed and people can just wander enjoying a festival of food stalls, crafts, big displays and music... pic.twitter.com/sfhiDNdSFH

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 13, 2024

song by the sea...

a furry friend
finds his own song
by the sea#haiku

📷 2020- October - It's a grey, chilly day at Dromana beach, but some are just happy to be alive... pic.twitter.com/Kd5keZKXXj

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 12, 2024

cloud art...

spring skies
an endless display
of cloud art#haiku

📷 2014 - October - I saw some amazing cloud art over Port Phillip Bay when I lived I Dromana... pic.twitter.com/5ToCT0qd5b

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 12, 2024

humming blades...

humming blades
sweeping casual grace
mower seeks its flow#haiku

📷2021 - October - Dromana - Love to see signs that cleverly twist/pun a known expression to suit their business... pic.twitter.com/j85rfb2Hjx

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 10, 2024

spring stroll...

spring stroll
a stiff, cold wind is
no deterrent#haiku

📷 2021 - October - Dromana - Another image in my treasure trove of odd photos. At first glance, it seems as if there are 2 photos... pic.twitter.com/m0TGm4stcP

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 9, 2024

streetscape gallery...

streetscape gallery
colour palette of
a coastal town's
visual features and
spirit#tanka

📷 2021 - October - Part of a mural on the side wall of Bendigo Bank facing the Dromana Hub carpark... pic.twitter.com/RaOkUaEOZe

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 8, 2024

odd sail craft...

sailing
a chance to feel the spirit
of the ocean#haiku

2020 - October - offshore Dromana beach...While I am on an 'odd' roll, I am not quite sure exactly what this sail craft may be...But it is fascinating... pic.twitter.com/OZeawXtyGp

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 7, 2024

noisy miner bathes...

some don't crave
privacy to bathe
just necessity and
pleasure
top the score card#tanka

📷2021 - October - Two of my 'weird-but-I-like-it' photos. Noisy miner bathing in a pool of water in the base of my verandah chair in Dromana... pic.twitter.com/W5dLlHeKHM

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 7, 2024

spring sunshine...

spring sunshine
offers all life
a chance
to declare
inner beauty#tanka

📷2018 - October - Dromana - Flowers glow with a radiance in Spring sunlight pic.twitter.com/B2z1b26UWd

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

the feathered tribes...

the feathered tribes
the Spring drive to build
intimate nooks
ideal for the mystery
of new life#tanka

📷2021 - October - Temora - A drop of alternative colour in leafy worlds is so noticeable pic.twitter.com/v9mDmKDoMX

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

in solitude...

in solitude
the soul takes centre stage
and your spotlight
navigates
explores
deeper thoughts
deeper feelings
the chaos of
unvoiced questions
seeking some peace in
solutions#micropoetry https://t.co/mpdm0DxM2G

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

The Curious Rabbit...

intriguing hub of
creative worlds
my heavenly escape#haiku

2024 - October - Wagga Wagga pic.twitter.com/VS0tO1eeD1

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

important guard...

important guard
greater than mighty mouse
a tradie's little sidekick

2019 - October - Dromana Hub carpark pic.twitter.com/b9KepqIuo8

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 2, 2024

October is a mighty month...

Perhaps these quotes refer to autumn Octobers in the northern hemisphere, but my birthday begins October and I live in the southern hemisphere of spring worlds. So October symbolises my favourite month of my favourite seasons. pic.twitter.com/kuUqbzMwj3

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 1, 2024

the world in close-up...

the world in close-up
mini kingdoms guard
mini magic#haiku

2018 - October - Dromana...Loved the range of greys and greens and textures in this photo... pic.twitter.com/bfEH6ntc46

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 1, 2024

a child's special world...

a child's special world
evolving joys in
sand and sea#haiku

2018 - 1st October - Mornington beach on the Mornington Peninsula pic.twitter.com/8YX16NbZh8

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 30, 2024

Tasmania's tourism ad...

Love the words in the latest tourism ad for Tasmania...
'This place has 360 degree views
and slow moving fluffy lawnmowers'...

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 30, 2024

the simple dream
of a simple life is
an alluring temptation#haiku https://t.co/Rf4Hf6f60z

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 30, 2024

team spirit...

team spirit
defiance
pride
war games
in female boots

I love odd facts...The photo is of the WWI women munitions workers' football team from the AEC Munitions Factory at Beckton, London. Women were banned from playing in Football League grounds in 1921.
https://t.co/DFK0JUgin3 pic.twitter.com/P00FApLyR8

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 29, 2024

flash dance party...

early Spring morning
riddled and spiced with
precocious winds
wisely, safely
I stay inside and watch
the flash dance party#micropoetry

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 28, 2024

the art of clouds...

the art of clouds
a canvas swayed by
the art of winds#haiku

📷 2017 Dromana pic.twitter.com/lYRKXy5Vc0

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 28, 2024

innocent tree canopies...

innocent tree canopies
another entitled
human structure
invades
higher spaces#tanka

📷2017 - Dromana pic.twitter.com/s03SP1QfMw

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 27, 2024

dog in waiting...

a dog in waiting
meditative patience
in unflustered
quiet
regal pose#tanka

📷 2018 Dog at Balnarring waiting patiently for owners to finish chatting over coffee pic.twitter.com/hQncTkI2C0

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 26, 2024

a jaunty walk and happiness...

happiness is
a jaunty walk alone
minus a leash#haiku

📷 2018 - Little wanderer pic.twitter.com/CQAxaTdmvJ

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 25, 2024

thirsty learners...

mini sails
boldly fly the colours of
young thirsty learners#haiku

📷 2019 - One of many Nippers' sailboats at Mornington, on the Mornington Peninsula. When young ones learn to sail these boats, they are supervised closely. pic.twitter.com/TqRMrvPRTe

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 24, 2024

Van Gogh's letters...

A man of powerful words and who paints with a powerful brush... https://t.co/GTHGQdsTzZ

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 24, 2024

feathered friends...

feathered friends
from a distance are
resigned friends#haiku

📷2019 - Hastings foreshore, Mornington Peninsula pic.twitter.com/ZdNA3IaV9K

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 23, 2024

coastal streetscape...

coastal streetscape
early morning
a smattering of
walkers and wheels
until the high tide
barrels in#micropoetry

📷 2015 - Nepean Highway as it passes through Rosebud on the Mornington Peninsula pic.twitter.com/ScXiNxRJdf

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 22, 2024

if everything around seems sad...

If everything around
seems sad, look again
you may be the joy

If everything around
seems chaotic, look again,
you may be the peace https://t.co/Pc5WK8FCIk

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 22, 2024

a man with 2 voices...

A man with 2 voices. Utterly amazing and mesmerising.https://t.co/tTEk0pbD7V

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 22, 2024

a limestone kiln's flames...

a limestone kiln's flames
spill relentless charring breath
stone to vital dust#haiku

📷2014 - A history bite recorded by a Rye beach on the Mornington Peninsula... pic.twitter.com/eNXzbZcDhy

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 22, 2024

a mini mountain of sand...

a mini mountain
of sand
parts
old valley waters
with stubborn grit#tanka

📷 2015 - Rosebud beach view on the Mornington Peninsula pic.twitter.com/ZLKFqrlauR

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 21, 2024

artificial flying...

even artificial flying
offers a unique taste
a thrill
an unearthly memory of
real wings#tanka

2017 - In September of 2017, The Eagle was testing out its new wings. Now it flies daily over the Mornington Peninsula at Arthurs Seat, Victoria. pic.twitter.com/wvaE3RTtDv

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 19, 2024

always value the furry friend...

always value
the furry friend
who has your back
knows your vibe and
shares your coffee break#micropoetry

📷 2023 - Temora - One of those quirky, circumstantial moments - not staged by me but maybe staged by my neighbour's cat... pic.twitter.com/ZXdSkfHhO5

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 18, 2024

seasons of favourites...

I have 'seasons' of favourites - In earlier days - The Hobbit, Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, The Handmaid's Tale, Csardas.
More recently, my favourites are The Book Thief and Mao's Last Dancer. pic.twitter.com/wnb2jEAkby

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 17, 2024

three trees...

three trees
metal frames
metal souls
real progress
crucified#tanka

📷 2018 Melbourne pic.twitter.com/5tzxTmy9S7

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 16, 2024

spring colours...

spring colours
happily celebrate
awakenings#haiku

📷2017 - My Dromana garden pic.twitter.com/wKYrgLrDyn

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 15, 2024

old magic...

old magic
of old sails
captivates
old souls
and young #tanka

📷 2013 - September - I was lucky enough to watch tall ships sail out of Port Phillip Bay. This photo is taken from a Sorrento pier. pic.twitter.com/LJqcssVz4T

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 13, 2024

tangerine glamour...

tangerine glamour
a few ruffles
a few fanned stripes
I could be the Venus
of a spring garden#tanka

2024 - Spring in Temora pic.twitter.com/u4IIqGUKNt

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 13, 2024

Mother Nature's art gallery...

Mother Nature's
art gallery
proudly refreshes and
refreshes
daily#tanka

2020 - Hillview Community Reserve small wetlands in Dromana pic.twitter.com/zFFQmDWHf5

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 12, 2024

dangerous beauty...

dangerous beauty
alluring purple rosettes
mask
milky white
toxic secrets#tanka

2023 - Temora - Euphorbia atropurpurea, is a shrub native to Tenerife in the Canary Islands. It can reach 2 metres in height, + grows in ravines, + on slopes + terraces. pic.twitter.com/JoVQnL0hwE

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 10, 2024

transit...

transit
pedalling a dream to life
in a far country
at great heights
a memory of memories#tanka

📷 2012 - My son realised an adventure - on the Andes Trail organised by Bike Dreams pic.twitter.com/k7XzcjjDcp

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 9, 2024

window snapshot...

window snapshot
intimidating gathering
by day
spells a dark unknown
brewing#tanka

📷2022 - Temora street view pic.twitter.com/gGfBlI40xw

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 9, 2024

just chilling...

just chilling
just being
how I am

📷2014 - Hastings - Mornington Peninsula pic.twitter.com/GZ9lKRorqh

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 8, 2024

when I am a poet...

when I am a poet
the rest of my days
will demand some painting time https://t.co/eVexotENmO

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 7, 2024

a diet that depends on the seasons...

imagine
a diet that depends on the seasons
no preparing
no baking
no cleaning up
just find the buffet
and indulge

dropped scraps permitted#micropoetry

📷 2020 - Dromana - Spring winds are not the only thieves of fragile spring blossoms... pic.twitter.com/yyON4UVK2E

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

left the gate open...

https://t.co/hZ1krRShn5 pic.twitter.com/44j6JXj2jy

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

coffee can be a hit in many ways...

Coffee can be quite a hit in the home...https://t.co/2FEKRopGUF pic.twitter.com/D2X53WJlMD

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

no fancy chair...

no fancy chair
but through the seasons
I'd sit here
mesmerised
enchanted
as the weather
and the seasons
rolled in
rolled out

*micropoetry

2020 - September - overlooking Dromana beach and Port Phillip Bay pic.twitter.com/vmNOF17tz7

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

Retirement on the horizon...

For some reason tonight, I decided to dig around my photo archives. I found this one. The previous day, I confirmed my retirement from secondary teaching. I felt the strangest sadness. Came into work the next day, + my desk had new residents. Staff took a last photo of me there. pic.twitter.com/KbWGdxnHzX

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

Gurrumul re-visited...

1. So many times I have returned to this soul healing song. I expect I will continue to return to it in my future.https://t.co/1BXXJ7ifZe

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 2, 2024

The following lyrics in Yolngu language and English translation are sourced from https://t.co/2XUGvxxzMu

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 2, 2024

2. WIYATHUL
- Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu - Yolngu language

Uhm-hmmm........
Uhm-hmmm........

Märrma djiawurr näthinana,
nambawu larrunana Guwalilnawu
rirrakayunmina liyanydja milkarri,
nambawu larrunana Murrurnawu
roniyirri rirrakayyu. ya barrawajayu
Mutlwutjna galaniniyu.

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 2, 2024

4. Uhm-hmmm........
Uhm-hmmm........

Yä wulman näthinana, yä
dhiyanuna lanyindhu dhungunayu
yä bäpa Kamba-Djunadjuna,
miln'thurruna mayma Mayan-naraka
yä nändi manda, marrkapmirri manda,
nhumanydja nayathanana Ruypu Milinditj

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 2, 2024

5. Oh the old man cries, from the drink
oh dad Kamba-Djunadjuna, home Mayan-naraka bright in his mind
oh my two mums, beloved mums, hold Ruypu Milinditj
oh my two mums, beloved mums, cry for the sacred spring Burarrapu

yä namba guwalilna,
yä gunambal warradika,
yä namba Yumayna

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 2, 2024

6. oh place Guwalilna, 

 Warradika, 

 Yumayna. 

 Uhm-hmmm........ 

 Uhm-hmmm........

helicopter art..

helicopter art
versatile blades offer
freedom flight#haiku

📷 2017 - August - Helicopter preparing to land over the Yarra River, Melbourne pic.twitter.com/P5Lf71XLLL

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 31, 2024

earth and sky...

earth and sky
winged messengers
meet
and bond
on friendly ground#tanka

📷2019 - August - Birdman by the Yarra River, Melbourne pic.twitter.com/lscr8T6FJM

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 30, 2024

too many wings
can never be
too many wings pic.twitter.com/iQ15WvQ0RL

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 30, 2024

stalwart tree trunk...

stalwart tree trunk
shaved and mottled
beige and dusky whites
stream, plait and knot
seductively#tanka

** 2024 - August - tree in Temora street pic.twitter.com/DnNenCMszh

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 28, 2024

quiet wetlands...

quiet wetlands
haven for a few ducks
painters and
wandering dreamers
Nature's opal in suburbia#tanka

📷 2020 - August - small wetlands in Hillview Community Reserve, Dromana pic.twitter.com/ltFkUQjFHu

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 27, 2024

the soundtrack of my life...

the soundtrack
of my life
just a few subtle edits
protect
still raw sensitivities #tanka

** 2024 - My Temora loungeroom where some of stories gather... pic.twitter.com/MpIomqJZ21

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 27, 2024

crossroads...

crossroads
a time to change
places
lifestyle
and faces#tanka

📷 2022 - August - My window view at Temora Hospital, not long after moving from the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria pic.twitter.com/opYovgWver

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 26, 2024

a bridal bouquet...

a bridal bouquet
of white crepe blossoms
prey to the impulses
of spring winds
and discarded#tanka

📷 2023 - August - Temora pic.twitter.com/f2H9Klm1SS

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 25, 2024

teacher memories...

teacher memories
enthusiastic learners
may be a gift for me
but a sign of hope
for future progress#tanka

2017 - August - My enthusiastic History Mysteries Club of senior students. Another teacher - 2nd bottom left - used to attend as well. pic.twitter.com/e0XBDAr91s

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 23, 2024

a living tangle of late winter greys...

a living tangle of
late winter greys
but be aware
a small plump sprig of greys
will take flight soon#tanka

📷 2020 - August - Dromana - Dove resting a while in a eucalypt near my verandah... pic.twitter.com/ymZQ3tJuOm

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 21, 2024

rain soaked black and white days...

rain soaked
black and white days
a lone green
way out sign
offers dry humour#tanka

📷 2020 - August - Safety Beach parking area outside Chemist Warehouse on a rainy day... pic.twitter.com/vw3ctsmrMB

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 20, 2024

the golden season...

the golden season
multiple fields burst with
multiple suns#haiku

📷 2023 - August - Canola fields blooming in the Riverina, NSW pic.twitter.com/1GisCAdy6s

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 19, 2024

peaceful drama...

peaceful drama
a big sky and
big fields#haiku

📷 2022 - Riverina district near Young, NSW pic.twitter.com/qXXFPf3E03

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 18, 2024

global sadness...

global sadness
fragile skeletons of
yesterday's art#haiku

📷 2022 - August - abandoned Westminster Hotel, Temora. Recently, the facade was demolished, leaving just the front wall...It was becoming far too dangerous to walk in the main street, beneath the crumbling facade. pic.twitter.com/127VMKVzSa

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 17, 2024

drained of tourists...

a foreshore
drained of tourists
just me and
old voices
by a rainy beach#tanka

📷 2012 - August - Dromana beach foreshore trail on a rainy day... pic.twitter.com/V8FJUinmSO

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 16, 2024

view the world with your own lens...

view the world
with your own lens
in your own camera
paint the world
with your own brush#tanka

📷 2023 - August - Temora pic.twitter.com/HvTP5jolEz

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 16, 2024

it's about living deeply...

It's about living deeply,
and appreciating the inner happiness it brings... https://t.co/6wZOidYKKW

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 14, 2024

some mists of morning...

some mists of morning
linger on in
the mists of memory#haiku

📷 2020 - August - Dromana pic.twitter.com/zo0SxYWYMG

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 13, 2024

a small circle of light...

a small circle of light
in a larger
dark landscape
commands the stage
the moment#tanka

📷2022 - August - Temora pic.twitter.com/XEaJLrksHm

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 12, 2024

enticing spring...

enticing spring
an avant guard of
white blossoms#haiku

📷2023 - August - Temora. On this day, some blossoms challenged wintry chills. pic.twitter.com/aSicSh0drP

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 12, 2024

one snowy white rose...

late winter
one snowy white rose
heralds
the prologue of
warmer days#tanka

📷 2018 - August - Dromana pic.twitter.com/xlb6aHvKM5

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 10, 2024

as my songlines shift to a later phase...

as my songlines shift
to a later phase
I feel quite content
keeping my bars on track
listening to my own voices
and resonating with
my own notes#micropoetry

2023 - August - My Temora verandah and my neighbour's furball... always keen to present her own rhythms... pic.twitter.com/LfSV9lUpIZ

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 10, 2024

negative and positive thoughts...

negative thoughts are
passing, frothy, smoky clouds
born to dissolve

positive thoughts are
loyal, lasting friends of
a healthy spirit#haiku https://t.co/9bIpNNXBLG

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 9, 2024

the spirit of art...

the spirit of art
is in
the art of the spirit#haiku

📷 2023 - Temora - A year ago, I returned to my childhood dream of sketching and painting....though I completed little in those days ...I never wanted to copy others...I wanted to be different...Just me...
Working on it... pic.twitter.com/MjRUlTdDnU

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 9, 2024

preserve and mend...

preserve and mend
yesterday's history
weary facades are
crumbling
but not broken#tanka

📷 2023 - August - Temora - Hoskins Street.
Old facades fascinate me. pic.twitter.com/eJhRE8yVcW

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 8, 2024

imagination...

imagination
in top gear
hurtles
somewhere
anywhere#tanka

📷 2023 - August - Temora. Sometimes it's fun to take rather 'odd' photos...just because... pic.twitter.com/He2JogfdBp

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 7, 2024

the soundtrack of my life...

the soundtrack
of my life
just a few subtle edits
protect
still raw sensitivities #tanka

** 2024 - My Temora loungeroom where some of stories gather... pic.twitter.com/MpIomqJZ21

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 27, 2024

creeping out of winter hours...

creeping out of
winter hours
with drizzles
of cool sunlight
and long shadows

# tanka

📷 2016 - August - Enchanted Adventure Garden, Arthurs Seat, Victoria pic.twitter.com/MyNzbgeK7g

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

Google Paris Games - Climbing...

Adore the Google image for today...
Paris Games Climbing... pic.twitter.com/qx6OVpaj4i

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

Dromana magpie...

Dromana magpie
firmly claims the right
to a parking space
in this world
tourists beware

📷 2020 - August - Dromana pic.twitter.com/uHl6eVM560

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

harbour lights...

John Atkinson #Grimshaw (1836-1893) Greenock Harbour at night. pic.twitter.com/4jKGbLXa8Z

— Mordecai (@MenschOhneMusil) August 5, 2024

flooded local street...

flooded
local street
ephemeral
waterlogged wonder
in evening light#tanka

📷 2023 - August - Temora street pic.twitter.com/kQIXeGHVJy

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

early morning showers...

early morning showers
a beautiful time
to bathe in
the silence
of the universe
at home#micropoetry

2020 - August - Dromana pic.twitter.com/7RJWVoMtgo

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 2, 2024

to some extent, we are other people...

Confronting! Some may deny, yet subconsciously may have absorbed an opinion/ quote as their own. I avoid established stables of creative art (e.g. art workshops) as best I can to minimise this possibility. But we're a mix of our physical and mental environment, like it or not.

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 2, 2024

the 'how' in teaching...

As a secondary teacher, (now retired), I used to do exactly this. Teaching's not all about content but must include the 'how' of presentation, to engage an audience. The 'how' needs some reality. Strange that gathering the 'how' often takes far longer than gathering the content.

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 2, 2024

time out...

To some, the fact I too feel this way makes me appear rather anti-social, but crowds of chit-chat frustrates and exhausts me.
I need time out to write, to read, to draw/paint and perhaps just watch Nature be...with camera in hand on occasion...https://t.co/DjY8XpjAq7 pic.twitter.com/FhzKZCeMBH

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 1, 2024

be aware of global discord...

be aware
of global discord
but pause
to appreciate
your own roses#tanka

📷2020 - Janice Peterson - SBS newsreader. A gently spoken, well-paced newsreader...always engaging...always clear with her information, no matter the chaos of the incident...
She still rocks on today... pic.twitter.com/XtwLjdmVIx

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 1, 2024

to do or not to do...

to do or not to do
that is the question
whether it is nobler
to dare to dare or
to admire others
from afar https://t.co/pR4edwSIMh

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 31, 2024

she surrounds herself with select people...

she surrounds herself
with select people
select people with arty intelligence

she hopes to tap into their skill
by osmosis
but arty intelligence involves
emotional intelligence
maybe wisdom
which sadly
she has none

her progress bows
to being
a victim of
others' journeys

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 31, 2024

age with pride...

age with pride
once stylish
an icon of art
respect and preserve
an art treasure#tanka

2020 - July - Lovely old home in Dromana still proudly, elegantly managing to stand tall near a coastal shopping centre and the passing Nepean Highway... pic.twitter.com/yBsTFbIvV7

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 30, 2024

as if the earth...

as if the earth
was some slave
to our demands#haiku https://t.co/XVbI8xz4UA

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 29, 2024

if you wish to relax...

if you wish to relax
to find new worlds
read and read and read#haiku

2022 - Was it really just 2 years ago I rediscovered my love of reading? (not school texts?) Ironically, this first book was given to me by a teacher at the school before I retired fromm teaching... pic.twitter.com/UQXNmJ5VwX

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 29, 2024

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a dreamer survives...

a dreamer survives
and nurtures
personal visions#haiku https://t.co/bPlXuAt9s7

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 29, 2024

in the eyes of a child...

in the eyes
of a child
only the lines of
imagination
have meaning#tanka https://t.co/QUhrS4QLmR

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 29, 2024

Edward Hopper (1882-1967) - American realist painter and graphic artist/printmaker. 

old outback spaces...

old outback spaces
live on
in the dusty winds#haiku

In 2013, I saved Colin Parker (1941- )'s delightful oil painting rep. Coolgardie (2012-14) in Western Australia.
Coolgardie is a small, gold mining ghost town 558km east of Perth. Once it was the 3rd largest town in WA. pic.twitter.com/XjfW7sW2ZR

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 28, 2024

Paris Olympics 1924...

Paris Olympics 1924...
Jack Yeats was Ireland's first Olympic medallist after the Irish Free State was born. His painting The Liffey Swim won a silver medal. Medals were awarded in 5 categories (architecture, literature, music, painting+ sculpture) based on sport-related themes. pic.twitter.com/L5barIgjsE

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 28, 2024

Art competitions were part of the Olympic Games from 1912 to 1948.

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 28, 2024

National Tree Day 2024...

🌲🌲🌲🌲
there may be rain
there may be weeping sun
but even fragments of
autumn wintry trees
add colour to the moment#tanka

🌲🌲🌲🌲
National Tree Day 2024 - Sunday 28th July

📷2015 - late June - My Dromana verandah pic.twitter.com/GYrNqmVdAd

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 28, 2024

Fried Green Tomatoes...

On a grey, wintry Sunday, still robed in jammies, I'm diving into a treasured reading memory. This book still brings laughter, tears + a good mix of fascination.
p.132 'a bright red cardinal swooped out of a snow-covered tree and made a Christmas flight across the white horizon.' pic.twitter.com/DMcSv6YZ2N

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 28, 2024

artistic doorway...

Doorways are generally a sign, an invitation to explore further... a kind of 'go-between' your space+and what could be...
But then there are doors that demand a pause, appreciative attention to their unique beauty...a marvellous work of art...
This door is of the latter kind... https://t.co/BGI0kKUloi

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 28, 2024

whispering glow...

whispering glow of
morning sunrise
my secret
mystical strength
for my new day#tanka

📷2018 - July - Dromana pic.twitter.com/M7ySWweMGl

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 27, 2024

threads of lacy pearls...

threads of lacy pearls
intricate
icy greens
alluring silent chimes in
the icy season#tanka

2019 - July - My Dromana garden pic.twitter.com/NEeaoFfmM6

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 26, 2024

 

 

aging windchimes...

aging windchimes
always remind me
to gently keep
my inner music
alive#tanka

📷 2020 - July - Dromana pic.twitter.com/IygupJB6QE

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 25, 2024

a feline furball...

a feline furball
can convert any space into
a throne room#haiku

2020 - July - Dromana. My little furball, Shadow, sitting on my verandah, enjoying some royal meditation. pic.twitter.com/Lx6Mo3RqeP

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 24, 2024

burning fire pit...

burning fire pit
symbol of outdoor friendship
symbol of happiness#haiku

2022 - July - Temora - Fire pit on my daughter's and son-in-law's land + a gathering of family. We celebrated the owning of their acreage + the excitement of building their own home in months to come. pic.twitter.com/56DzkPSTPZ

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 24, 2024

stratas of life...

stratas of life
the animate
and inanimate
claim a place
in time#tanka

📷 2022 - July - Temora pic.twitter.com/hy559UdFt7

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 22, 2024

when water grows...

when water grows
it staunchly follows
its own journey of
unfettered
instincts#tanka

📷 2023 - July - Slightly flooded country road in NSW near Wagga... pic.twitter.com/FelEeUrlzH

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 22, 2024

leaf uploaded to Redbubble...

TODAY: My Redbubble upload...
I have just uploaded my photo below to Redbubble...
It may be bought as cushion or postcard, cap, scarf or even a clock.
Check it out... https://t.co/elUuU92JeJ pic.twitter.com/umj2iaju2J

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 21, 2024

where to read customer comments on Redbubble products...

❔where to read customer comments on your redbubble products❔

1. Click on profile image+select Manage Portfolio - Works
2. Number of comments under each sale item..
3. Click wheel top right of the image.
4. Select view from the drop down.
5. Click on comments under main image. pic.twitter.com/JuSmzbs2yJ

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 21, 2024

a writer never has a vacation...

“I am an author because I want to ask questions. If I had answers, I'd be a politician. A writer never has a vacation. For a writer, life consists of either writing or thinking about writing.” Eugene Ionesco https://t.co/df7eIlj7vc pic.twitter.com/1RZFGWnOyC

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 21, 2024

an artist is...

https://t.co/sEIaaTcjOL pic.twitter.com/pVrbc4SOuh

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 21, 2024

life is a balance...

📷 2022 Balcony view at Temora Hospital pic.twitter.com/aDkALKDngD

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 21, 2024

in misty cold dull worlds of winter whites...

in misty cold
dull worlds
of winter whites
a sun-bathed white rose
is a blessing#tanka

📷 2019 - July - My Dromana garden pic.twitter.com/XKns528oG9

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 21, 2024

the true sign of intelligence...

The true sign of intelligence is not bragging about it... https://t.co/mEyLGzdr7v

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 19, 2024

sunset silhouettes...

sunset silhouettes
dark outlines tease
the imaginative spirit#haiku

📷 2011 - July - Dromana pic.twitter.com/T6nSqEueSO

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 19, 2024

National Coffee Day...

https://t.co/9m2uj9z0qL
National Coffee Day should always be celebrated..

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 19, 2024

hibernating tree trunk...

hibernating
tree trunk
detailed embossing#haiku

2023 - July - Temora pic.twitter.com/HxBDN1RDbp

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 18, 2024

subdued colours...

subdued colours
in the chilly wilds
winter landscapes
shyly stage
secret beauties#tanka

📷2019 - July - Safety Beach view of Arthurs Seat, Victoria... pic.twitter.com/Va92oT7WZZ

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 17, 2024

tireless, intelligent...

tireless, intelligent
a farmer's right-hand drover
on four kelpie legs#haiku

📷 2022 - July - Ardlethan, NSW - A memorial wall celebrating where the Australian kelpie breed was developed... I digitally enhanced my photo, extending the wall concept... pic.twitter.com/upXbhLoggx

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 16, 2024

in an emerging dystopian world...

in an emerging
dystopian world
keep building the wall round
your personal
utopian mindset#tanka

📷My re-imagined image of a feature at the children's garden - the Enchanted Adventure Garden, Arthurs Seat, Victoria pic.twitter.com/jh1j74nztv

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 16, 2024

rumpled ideas...

pic.twitter.com/PMlnhy1zFn

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 16, 2024

I've never desired to be famous...

PASSING THOUGHT: I've never desired to be famous. Rather, I take pleasure in reaching those who may feel hurt, alone or confused...mainly with my poetry or my selected Twitter reposts. It's nice to know at times that someone has benefitted, but not essential.
That's my mission. pic.twitter.com/Oi2ReuHMzb

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 16, 2024

creative bike art...

creative bike art
subtle snapshot
of the rider#haiku

2018 - July - Melbourne - Bike parked by Fawkner Park, opposite the Alfred Hospital. (The 41 hectare park was created in 1862.) pic.twitter.com/lGOMCZogTF

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 15, 2024

retribution...

retribution
she squeezed her old plan into
his shiny new army boots #haiku

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 15, 2024

different views...

different views
different journeys
yet still close friends#haiku

📷 2009 - July - Red Hill, Victoria pic.twitter.com/GV3sj9CcZA

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 14, 2024

as an elderly mother...

as an elderly mother
I will not tolerate
aggressive disrespect from
a son-in-law
a bully#tanka

*Sorry - had to release some emotional pain

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 14, 2024

little Mouse's back and ears hurt...

So difficult to indicate a like for this. My like means I agree with Mouse that these times can be so destructive. But I do not like the wounds of destruction. O Mouse, just keep walking...There is light for you...Believe...

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 14, 2024

memories and growth...

memories and growth
a wheel of fortune in
diamonds and dust#haiku

📷2022 - July - Temora - 'Diamonds and Dust'. Originally, in 1906, known as Mee Ling Bros Ironmongery and then Man Sing and Co - General Merchants.
So the store has a history of the old and new. pic.twitter.com/omLUXZ0TNV

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 13, 2024