Saturday, 15 February 2025

undercover signs...

undercover signs chains of fate and destiny in #bloodline programmes #vss365 #haiku

— Gemma Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 15 February 2025 at 20:10

my Saturday night...

my Saturday night one last glance through the window do my weeds seem less #haiku

— Gemma Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 15 February 2025 at 19:54

beyond survival...

beyond survival may the peace of poetry bring you healthy Zen #haiku

— Gemma Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 15 February 2025 at 18:20

my haiku soulmate...

my haiku soulmate respect the banana tree means respect Basho #haiku

— Gemma Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 15 February 2025 at 17:52

poetry haven...

my mesmerised joy...

my mesmerised joy the poetry of scuffed clouds one windy morning #haiku

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— Gemma Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 15 February 2025 at 11:44

Valentine's Day has just passed in my world...


Valentine's Day has just passed
in my world

and your birthday
could have been Monday

in my world
I seem to fall for fractured love
tarnished minds
hearts that have lost a regular rhythm
and blind souls

I ignore that darkness
and only see 
I guess
what I long to see
the art
the creative spirit 
lurking somewhere inside

sadly
unbridled drinking and gambling
slowly squash a love that could have been

one-sided giving and supporting
in the name of love
seeing the good behind the facade
can be a bad thing
if it peels away an identity
peels the identity back to a raw innocence
riddled with excuses and 
misguided determination to carry on
in the name of love

three fishermen in my life
who relentlessly kept fishing
and I let them bait me

one side of me says I should have passed on by

the other side says
perhaps your spirit is best
with the spark 
of another spirit
however briefly lingering
that connecting spark may be

music
art
a wise mind

that is your real joy
your real love


Valentine's Day has just passed
in my world
and still I cannot ignore 
my final awakening

my third and final fisherman

your birthday
could have been Monday



P.S. - NOTE TO SELF
Never be a Charmian Clift to a George Johnston