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