butterfly on weeds...

butterfly on weeds
sips a touch of yellow
for just a second#haiku

The #vssdaily #prompt for May 2, 2024 is #second pic.twitter.com/5uk7FJXCCO

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

May's subtle beauties...

May's subtle beauties
rippling silvered greys
soothe my lonely grief#haiku

📷Cool autumn morning at Blairgowrie Beach on the Mornington Peninsula. It would have been my Dad's birthday today. I lost him many a year ago when I was just 12. So wish I could have really known him. pic.twitter.com/Ib01e9RHil

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

holocaust days...

holocaust days
those twisted, iron gates are closed
for now...just for now#haiku https://t.co/d1QCOAwtL7

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

some random dreams...

some random dreams
softly filter and blend
special places#haiku

📷Overlay of 2 beach photos from the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria in 2016 pic.twitter.com/jW0MjRlr18

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

golds and silhouettes...

golds and silhouettes
sunset heavenly light
brimming with riches#haiku pic.twitter.com/SsHBMUji4Z

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

humble window ledge...

humble window ledge
sunlit shadows can create
colourful dream waves#haiku pic.twitter.com/6hcWCjHa7J

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

Emptiness...

This sculpture, "Emptiness", a bronze statue located at Lake Geneva, Switzerland, haunts me...
The original artist is Albert György. pic.twitter.com/UJzuiQ08pZ

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

choices...

choices
personal mindsets drive
personal directions#haiku

📷Pelicans at Hastings, Mornington Peninsula - February 2014 pic.twitter.com/zWaky4aBso

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

autumn garden...

autumn garden
sandalled feet brave muddy earths
on a frosty morning#haiku

📷Temora 2020 pic.twitter.com/mPqk7cez7I

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

**Click - to see the full photo - another sandal and shadows... 

classics I have read...

I checked and double checked...Yes...I have read them all...Some I have taught as well... https://t.co/XrueBe78OM

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

 Source: Toad With Books

ANZAC Day 2024 - art on a beach...

Another creative response to yesterday's ANZAC Day 2024...on Brighton Beach, NSW.
The artist is Sue Norman...https://t.co/XEo8VNjg8J pic.twitter.com/FIbc2J1qsu

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

Temora ANZAC Day 2024...

It's Anzac Day. I always like to capture the parade and service. But I also like to find a unique moment. I have never seen a 'remember' umbrella before. This image was taken at Callaghan Park, Temora. pic.twitter.com/YCUUzo1Ohj

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

another ANZAC Day of yore...

A little piece of precious ANZAC history that I had no idea existed... https://t.co/qGjPUYQBhH

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

Shakespeare's Birthday...

(I'm a day late in Australia, but it is 23rd April in other parts of the world) 🤔🙏...

Stratford's son
graphic, wise, immortal words
live on#haiku pic.twitter.com/AWr9rjrSxt

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

unfinished drafts...

*Unfinished drafts of random thoughts.
*Simple words glazing wild philosophies.
*Haiku riddled mixed media art.
*Bringing writing to street galleries.
*Pioneering digital age creative writing. https://t.co/ncemPGpuBr

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

I am sure that if the mothers...

pic.twitter.com/ksPgclKmtH

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

I happily embrace...

I happily embrace
the innocence of morning and
the melancholy of twilight
but carefully dodge
lurking dungeons in my nights#tanka

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

I like people who get excited...

https://t.co/34uNRI90Hu

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

in this old house...

in this old house
of many secrets
you can smell the odour of
an awkward after-presence
born of vanished lives#tanka

* Inspired by a 2nd reading of Simone De Beauvoir's 'Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter'...

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

some autumn rains...

some autumn rains
tenderly colour the earth
with an afterlife #haiku

*Autumn has begun colourising my Temora earth's... pic.twitter.com/bZFXRHZb0O

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

autumn treasures...

autumn treasures
posies of warm, bright colours
ephemeral gems#haiku

*Early autumn morning Temora street pic.twitter.com/QlsZwSKDB2

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

Professor Alice Roberts and Michael Palin...

Loving SBS Friday nights...Professor Alice Roberts travels Egypt by train (and boat). Michael Palin explores Iraq. I revel in the feasts of yesterdays and tomorrows with these beautiful, informative, entertaining guides... pic.twitter.com/04rg1QiRoC

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

searching for creative art ideas...

I have been searching for creative art ideas. I think I have found some inspiration...https://t.co/4omuO7ssIR

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

don't close the book...

pic.twitter.com/7BWtiMttZs

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

calmly reading...

calmly reading
seeped in autumn's
afternoon twilight
an alternative reality
a real alternative#tanka

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

a curled wave of stormy water...

a curled wave of
stormy water
tamed by teacup walls
art drinks a sip of
iconic art

# tanka https://t.co/ypDSYTDhRR

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

daily morning trudge...

daily morning trudge
all seasons, all weathers
same time, same pathway
old couple celebrates
stayin' alive#tanka

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

dreams and peace lost...

dreams and peace lost
aching prayers beg for refunds
the blight of war#vssdaily #prompt for April 16, 2024 is #refund

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

city's foul night pulse...

city's foul night pulse
rats in street shadows
unwelcome messengers

#vss365 #haiku #rats

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

sky and earth...

sky and earth
pools of night light magic
nurture the lone soul#haiku https://t.co/GxFcQLnKgr

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

autumn-coloured streets...

autumn-coloured streets
some trees prepare
to meditate in style#haiku

*Austral Street, Temora pic.twitter.com/epW9Aiy6O1

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

a small wetland...

a small wetland
a pocketful of magical life
living secretly#haiku

📷Hillview Community Reserve wetlands, Dromana - 2012 pic.twitter.com/vKTm0YlA4p

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

morning beams...

morning beams
misty, pencil-thin shapes
slowly strengthen

The #vssdaily #prompt for April 5, 2024 is #pencil

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

disoriented...

disoriented
on line to the seasons' board
where's April's autumn

The #vssdaily #prompt for April 4, 2024 is #phone pic.twitter.com/swbnwWS4uP

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

the thrill of flying...

the thrill of flying
a pendulum of physical
and mental contexts#haiku

📷The Eagle, Arthurs Seat, Victoria had only been operating for just over 2 years when I took this photo on this day, 4th April, 2019... pic.twitter.com/CmS060S67p

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

Spiritual Song of the Aborigine...

pic.twitter.com/ASDfXH9f8P

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

I like to be destroyed by books...

I like to be destroyed by books. Looking for your best “this beautiful book completely wrecked me and I’ll never be this same” recommendation. 😭

— Kelsey Francis (@ADK_Kelsey) April 2, 2024

Words whispered to a child under siege...

I've definitely been shadowbanned for posting this pic.twitter.com/ldZQ7VFpXz

— Joseph Fasano (@Joseph_Fasano_) April 2, 2024

aging with grace...

aging with grace
a fallen tree does not mean
a broken tree#haiku

📷Balnarring, Mornington Peninsula - in a small park near The Heritage - 19th April 2019 pic.twitter.com/pt4cIbneMH

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

parched life...

parched life
xeric summer days desperate
to feel green#haikuchallenge (xeric) #haiku #haikufeels

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

Anne's Easter morning with Pine Marten...

Anne has injected a huge menu of delicious vibes into Easter morning...
I have savoured them slowly once and now quite prepared to savour them again...
May you enjoy a wonderful Easter, Anne... https://t.co/OmtG2np8YG

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

a blurry context...

a blurry context
yet a tailor-made gift is
claimed with thanks#haiku

📷Late March 2010...Strangely, I cannot remember the online context, but I do remember feeling quite special for a day... pic.twitter.com/P0Uh3KseLh

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

there is a calming, peaceful vibe...

There is such a calming, peaceful vibe in Anne Louise's stories...
Indulge in them regularly and your restless spirit will thank you... https://t.co/r1lgrSYtdB

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

seaside church...

seaside church
a sacred place to touch
your eternal spirit

📷St Mark's 1892 Anglican Church, Dromana
- 9th April 2009 pic.twitter.com/Jx2yDu50Kn

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

be still...

be still
let a rare moment
enchant your day#haikuchallenge

📷Early April morning in Dromana, 2009 pic.twitter.com/lFet2ZndBN

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

autumn waves...

autumn waves
layered, silvered froth
cleanses the spirit#haiku

📷
Late March 2019 - Port Phillip Bay waters closing in on Dromana beach... pic.twitter.com/rkf4dZ5EJY

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

9 days after...

nine days after
you found other worlds
the sea was my friend

📷28th March 2019 -Dromana Beach pic.twitter.com/ebfOmeDhwi

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

music tumbles on music...

Music tumbles on music in these beautiful, energising words...
Nature's morning orchestra is a wonder of sounds... https://t.co/qwVKuQrT7m

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

surly morning...

surly morning
a grizzly army of fluff
imprisons the sun#haiku

📷View of Dromana on an early March morning in 2010. pic.twitter.com/77flpg76Cv

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

the glory of wings...

the glory of wings
a magical ballet of
flight and balance#haiku

📷 March 2008 - cockatoo playing round my backyard flagpole in Dromana, Mornington Peninsula pic.twitter.com/Ul4FS5B9rL

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

pounding afternoon rain...

pounding afternoon rain
a summer morning's post-mortem
received with thanks#haiku #micropoetry

📷My Dromana verandah... pic.twitter.com/dT4ub71InZ

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

immense windows...

pic.twitter.com/lU0fkuEybF

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

they say we should be enemies...

Here is a post worth a long long scroll...
Move on from the initial post and keep moving...
If you have wondered where your spirit, your soul has been lately, you may just find it... https://t.co/9uyP9Oeplm

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

now showing...

pic.twitter.com/V9jJlQi3M2

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

smiling thoughts...

pic.twitter.com/IuH6vSoAHs

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

Strathalbyn on New Year's Day

One of those unplanned days where you do a slow dance in warm, gentle breezes.

Outside in the company of Lilly and Bramble...sleeping their sleep...

Valentina works the needle of her industrial sewing machine in her special large shed of tables and fabrics...

The ongoing hum and buzz of the machine is actually quite soothing, comforting...

My son Scott is embroiled in secret men's business...in his shed...on the opposite side of the backyard...

I am somewhere in the middle at a wooden table on a wooden chair under a shady verandah awning...trying to avoid attracting summer flies...and trying to let the creative thoughts flow unimpeded and without judgemental question...