memorable moment...

memorable moment
a flash mob of screeching wings
etches the sky@haiku

📷 2009 31st May - overlooking Port Phillip Bay from my Dromana home...
I nominated this Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo Day... pic.twitter.com/20VNWyTlK1

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

curious life of a leaf...

curious life of a leaf
thatched with nibbles and quibbles
summer and winter pressures
sunshine and rain
re-shaped, resilient art#tanka

📷 May 2011 - Macro of a leaf in my Dromana Hills garden pic.twitter.com/Qw5CtyCqbA

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

little Mouse's back and ears hurt...

Here is the power of suggestion, connection and the illusion of another reality that cannot be named.
Indeed, words can move mountains and fly high... https://t.co/vBgPrHHCXq

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

feathery wisps and down...

feathery wisps and down
an earthy-toned kookaburra
shares his ring of laughter
with my hot coffee
on a frosty morning#tanka

📷 2017
Kookaburra - an autumn visitor near my verandah in Dromana pic.twitter.com/j6CMEnjKTP

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

the reading furball...

the reading furball
flash mob of one
you cannot ignore#haiku pic.twitter.com/Y8GaP0zoky

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

winter chills...

winter chills
magic melting moments of
heart-warming street music#haiku

📷2014 - 2nd year of Mornington Winter Jazz Festival - wandering street musicians pic.twitter.com/sDMA1IXwkS

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

breathe in...

breathe in
welcome the cushioning of
a still moment

📷 May, 2008 - Magpie on my verandah railing at Arthurs Seat, Mornington Peninsula pic.twitter.com/M04snta8dX

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

more than a mirror...

more than a mirror
blemished with sandy winds
some bear the cost of
lifetime duties as
devoted guards#tanka

📷
Wintry reflection in Dromana. This is a mirror fixed on a sharp beachside track bend, where visibility is limited. Both bike riders and walkers share the track. pic.twitter.com/HpfSancI79

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

wintry moments...

wintry moments
colours doze in the arms
of mothering greys#haiku

📷2014...Nearly winter at Schnapper Point, Mornington pic.twitter.com/dh86yLlv9i

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

stalwart tree trunks...

stalwart tree trunks
Nature's modem router
for the leaves network#haiku

📷Trees lining the driveway at Stillwater Crittendon Estate, Dromana pic.twitter.com/GDYK94awYY

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

humble places...

humble places
early morning light channels
pools of rare beauty#haiku

📷May 2017...front of my former Dromana home pic.twitter.com/k5E5zWXWuB

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

gala performance...

gala performance
rain, reflections,
sunlight and shadows
stage a rare
visual symphony#tanka

📷2014 My Dromana verandah pic.twitter.com/Z1lLhci5r7

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

buzzing motorbikes...

buzzing motorbikes
a Sunday afternoon party
for some#haiku

📷2015- Safety Beach, Mornington Peninsula, but haiku was prompted by the endless whirr and buzz of bikes in Temora's main street this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/1RKpFbJbRw

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

our feline-human bond...

our feline-human bond
is an infinite
never-ending story
we share our souls now
and always #tanka

📷May 2016...My beautiful fur ball, still in my heart, my soul... pic.twitter.com/kdhWwL0IlZ

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

relax and just be...

relax and just be
let moments in sync
come naturally#haiku

📷May 2013 - A walk in a Melbourne park... pic.twitter.com/fX3uWFR7n9

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

a writer is a world trapped...

A writer is a world trapped, waiting for the chance to breathe. https://t.co/VnORcnrBjD

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

the art of hollow shapes...

the art of hollow shapes
the riddle, the mystery of
treasured legends#haiku

NOTE: The statue, by Rubin Eynon, is called Gallos, meaning power in Cornish. It is at Tintagel Castle, North Cornwall. https://t.co/4Y67HX52ny

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

some memories...

some memories
say so much
in so much silence#haiku

📷May 2010...My furball Shadow meditating near one of her favourite friends in Dromana... pic.twitter.com/tjinjHsxux

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

framed in masks...

Shakespeare's world
so many realities
framed in masks

📷In May 2012, my Year 9 students made masks - in response to Shakespeare's play 'Romeo and Juliet. I was fascinated with their thoughts. But one mask still haunts me - the black one with white tears, made by a blind girl. pic.twitter.com/RyzLNktJov

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

in praise of Loreena McKennitt...

I live in regional Temora, NSW, Australia. I have handed in my driver's licence, as I am prone to panic attacks these days...so transport is a problem. I can never see your concerts. But just the names of the venues alone transport me to magic. They suit the wonder of your music.

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

visual enigma...

visual enigma
autumn shadows may form
teasing realities#haiku

📷May 2017 - My Dromana verandah in autumn pic.twitter.com/uVW65veFMF

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

scents and tastes...

scents and tastes
of a simple life
borrow a slice of bliss
from the bank of happiness
for a little while#tanka pic.twitter.com/N7yk3UFrqc

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

making a rose tree by grafting...

Making a rose tree by grafting
pic.twitter.com/wGYcxSqMs1

— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) May 12, 2024

Do I dare? 

a whisper of waves...

a whisper of waves
dazzling beauty of white boats
shimmers and re-shimmers#haiku

📷Autumn 2015 - Boat reflections at Hastings, Victoria pic.twitter.com/vn56sU9vMT

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

perception/reflection...

Perception/reflection can be a positive foundation for inner strength, inner resilience and a sense of vision.
It all can begin with childhood contexts... https://t.co/EsGtqjxTiy

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

rural living perks...

rural living perks
you can wander or wonder
with few bars#haiku pic.twitter.com/AyvbT9lJXv

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

a half-mask...

a half-mask
the wearer's face becomes
an inner dialogue
an inner dream
an inner nightmare#tanka

📷Mask, created by one of my Year 9 students in 2012, representing a response to Shakespeare's play 'Romeo and Juliet'... pic.twitter.com/Tcl4bnacBN

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

every current...

every current
every wave and flight path
will not pass again#haiku
📷An autumn moment above my Dromana home pic.twitter.com/VRRqQTdpC0

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

The Elderly Squirrel...

At times, your little glimpses of other worlds bring a tear or two to my eyes. Not sure why. This is one of those stories...

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

pause awhile...

pause awhile
admire the motion pictures
of Nature's art#haiku
📷2013 - Duck in the small Dromana wetlands... pic.twitter.com/ai0iwX2kcq

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

a quiet and modest life...

https://t.co/Li7MrI8twv

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

the zen of life...

the zen of life
welcome age-free living
and ageless dreams

The #vssdaily #prompt for May 10, 2024 is #age
📷One Mothers day 10 years ago, I wandered The Enchanted Adventure Garden, Arthurs Seat in gentle rain.
I found this lovely sculpture dreaming an ageless dreaming... pic.twitter.com/dnlc165g4b

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

This is one of many wood sculptures carved by Ken Blum scattered through the Enchanted Adventure Garden.

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

Mouse expresses what the world is feeling right now...

Mouse expresses what our world is feeling right now. A beautifully written snapshot...

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

The Great Gatsby on stage...

The Great Gatsby on stage
100 year old yesterdays
in sentimental colours#haiku

📷Some Temora cast rehearsing... https://t.co/reu7PR3q1a pic.twitter.com/XcoggGsy6c

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

it's reading weather...

it's reading weather
when a blanket and hot coffee
supplement the joy#haiku pic.twitter.com/PzsgSmoZc8

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

so this is Sunday...

so this is Sunday
when silken ripples in my life
are tidal flashbacks#haiku

📷Rosebud beach, May 2009 pic.twitter.com/2xgXLg3Tdd

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

surreal memories...

 

Slowly I am wandering the wilderness of old photos...including the many surreal ones I created...

So many special beauties have paused my journeys in life...

I want to keep them uppermost in these, my later years...

Yes...I have many sadnesses and even tragedies...

I have ongoing negative attacks from a family member...

But I don't want to sink into losing control...

That is not my way...

I must just up the energy to find even more beauties and be grateful...

a cold city river...

a cold city river
autumn colours lift
clustered monochromes#haiku

📷Melbourne by the Yarra River 13 years ago... pic.twitter.com/2CeFI4YTXy

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

some feathered creatures...

some feathered creatures
twist cumbersome shapes
into cumbersome poses
and yet secure
the magic of elegance#tanka

📷Pelican at Hastings on the Mornington Peninsula pic.twitter.com/Q5anHsPRrs

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

personal struggle with no answer...

It happens outside this site too, Anne. I am a 75 year old ex secondary English/History teacher-retired. I began my retirement in hospital. Getting back to living has been a battle. My son-in-law demeans/makes fun of me constantly, often in front of his children. So far I'm calm.

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

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