outside my study window the wind believes it is #fueling a grand morning performance but my roses protest vehemently clinging together they object to dancing by force #vss365
— Gemma Mira Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 22 October 2026 at 08:54
the whisper distribution system can convert innocence into scandal some human minds are like a #fueling station pumping dark energy into empty hungry tanks #vss365
— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Mira Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 21, 2026
timetables intend to organise to commit time school transport shifts appointments waste collection but volatile traffic conditions alone demonstrate reality did not sign the contract (then there's fog signal failure internet meltdown etc...) so is the most #nervous timetable tomorrow #vss365
— Gemma Mira Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 21 October 2026 at 09:02
a trembling thread or two in morning's dewy light (and no wind) is this guest this stranger a fling a feast or peril indeed nature's #nervous network pre-empted our dark web #vss365
— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Mira Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 20, 2026
beyond the grunge of cityscapes is a 'nirvana' space upon space + greens + a little pool or two you are free to be a swinger (with friends) but zoom in golf skills require years of #training to master (maybe) + time +patience still never fear the clubhouse has the matter in hand #vss365
— Gemma Mira Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 20 October 2026 at 15:23
ancient cultures hired wailing women now some cultures keep the practice with performers but lower caste women may be hired wailing dramatic singing dramatic dance even ritual crawling requires rigorous #training in Taiwan so does death mean a victory or a sting #vss365
— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Mira Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 19, 2026
my art of paddling creates art #haiku 📷2019 = Hillview Community Reserve Wetlands, Dromana
— Gemma Mira Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 19 October 2026 at 14:14
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the sporty teenager begged Mum for Adidas as a birthday gift but Mum saw the price still the Nike #sneakers seemed the same but cost less some years later the Nikes still shone (beneath a little dust) neatly tucked under the bed such wasted potential for the shoes and the teenager #vss365
— Gemma Mira Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 19 October 2026 at 09:23
>once-upon-a-time not so long ago footwear was all about the decisive tap of leather heels till the rise of rubber (to synthetic?) soles known as #sneakers to be heard or not to be heard presence or stealth strangely we now live in a world that seems to need both #vss365
— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Mira Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 18, 2026
each year my former high school held English week many competitions (most entered with coaxing) one boy sadly said 'I cannot write sentences or spell correctly' I told him to write about life a feeling per line no punctuation he won the poetry outright life's #lottery ticket please #vss365
— Gemma Mira Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 18 October 2026 at 09:19
Shakespeare adapted to the then current fashion and publishers posterity claims him there was an established writer (some say) 2nd only to Shakespeare but posterity keeps losing him such is the #lottery of time (Ben Jonson was who what when why) #vss365 #poetry
— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Mira Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 17, 2026
I love watching wild weather from the safety of my study window but walking in it is not an option yet I must walk daily for health #unexpectedly that's when my neglected garage treadmill shines I still walk I can still watch and enjoy the wild without leaving the safety of home #vss365
— Gemma Mira Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 17 October 2026 at 10:44
what if an #unexpected gust of wild wind through an open window reverses the essence of a mirror for a little while AI modes become naked intentions are we shocked or relieved that we decode the mechanics of our world for a little while just a little while #vss365
— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Mira Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 16, 2026
100,000 words a large chunk of my life bound to 100,000 words all to win just 3 letters recorded after my name nearly there I feel #dead just one last... talking of #dead the dreaded flat dead computer battery panic stations our #bravery to live on depends on an immediate recharge #vss365
— Gemma Mira Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 16 October 2026 at 13:07
a high sea's cliff pits a #dead end to an iffy road oh (raw humour) one who aims to dive feet first from said cliff is called a tombstoner #bravery or madness yet pufflings are born to take first flights from cliff burrows to meet their friend the sea bliss #vss365
— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Mira Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 16, 2026
I love rocking my little world beyond my study window poetry can spin on a spindle and I knit and crochet the threads but appointments shopping lists bills still threaten my demons in disguise so I rely on my nightly #delta waves to erase them allowing my creative soul to energise #vss365
— Gemma Mira Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 13 October 2026 at 12:44
gloomy greys fickle moody winds a perfect backdrop for the tragedy of a script missing from my last chemist walk with my traditional bundle of forget-me-nots a phonecall home delivery the river of greys and fickle winds rolled on but I found a bright #delta #vss365
— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Mira Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 13, 2026
the history of catastrophes revolutions and wars disappearances and murders hate power and repression secrets achievements failures the natural world what is it where is it and more so much turmoil and a little love and a little peace stitched up in the #calm of a library #vss365 #poetry
— Gemma Mira Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 12 October 2026 at 14:30
twirling swirling scavenging whining whistling winds can strangely provide mesmerising #calm entertainment if viewed behind a snugly closed window it's a welcome distraction from other personal tensions #vss365 #poetry
— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Mira Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 12, 2026
in Western philosophy long after Indian and Chinese records Socrates is hailed as the father of philosophy and so endless questions have unfolded over time ethics? the universe? the meaning of life? perhaps philosophy is the art of a #quake disembowelling so-called facts #vss365 #poetry
— Gemma Mira Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 11 October 2026 at 11:32
a painter invites geometric shapes to painting hello Picasso a composer mixes cultural sounds hello Peter Sculthorpe a poet abandons the 'legal' grammar that must be Hopkins critics #quake with bottomless questions but in time the rebels become nouveau classics #vss365
— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Mira Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 10, 2026
the morning chorus is often led by a magpie or two a neighbour's dogs join in with a few bars of barking the neighbour is sleeping but wakes disgruntled with the mismatched orchestra music to some is a harsh invasive #siren to others #vss365 #poetry
— Gemma Mira Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 10 October 2026 at 09:00
cicadas claim the key role as town criers of summer we marvel that small 'invisible' creatures can spike a supposedly relaxing evening wine with the shrill shriek of a #siren chorus #vss365
— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Mira Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 9, 2026
a woman (maybe me) watches spring sunshine and shadows play in her garden at any time of day no duty ticked off no evidence of accomplishment do I commit the #sin of wastefulness laziness surely peace without work is productive claiming an honourable place on the recharge list #vss365
— Gemma Mira Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 9 October 2026 at 15:19
correct sentences punctuaton spelling are all bound in a school straitjacket but to a rebel poet just open spaces voice meaning some schools of thought believe such poets commit a #sin some poets (Hopkins) simply let their unique poems prove otherwise #vss365 #poetry
— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Mira Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 9, 2026
the high-rise cityscape of Sydney's Circular Quay boasts a famous bridge over a famous harbour an Overseas Passenger Terminal an Opera House and sweeping water views but in The Rocks area (with these same views) is a sandstone #island built in 1816 a bemused (closed) Cadman's Cottage #vss365
— Gemma Mira Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 8 October 2026 at 09:19
I see neighbours I have not seen beyond an #island of newly turned earth DANGER CONSTRUCTION ZONE #vss365 #poetry
— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Mira Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 7, 2026
wild winds know how to play wild party games a shopping centre carpark offers so much fun an empty trolley joins the party surfing the carpark in zig zag directions rudderless sans #sail and no captain in sight #vss365 #poetry
— Gemma Mira Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 7 October 2026 at 09:37
yesterday I watched the jaws of a mighty machine savage an old house today flat red earth is waiting but I see a ghostly #sail rising from what was once a home #vss365 #poetry
— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Mira Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 6, 2026
a Dickensian office in the 19th century was buried in bundles of loose papers stashed in boxes only specialised clerks knew where special papers slept one missing paper ignited a frenzy a #hurricane at Category 5 #vss365 #poetry
— Gemma Mira Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 6 October 2026 at 10:48
across the road timber tin plaster collapses dumped by a mechanical arm decades of home life reduced to truck loads no sacred ceremony just restless lost circling dust a demolition #hurricane #vss365 #poetry
— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Mira Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 5, 2026
Port Phillip Bay is rarely called a #harbour Sydney Harbour bears a famous profile thanks to its famous bridge but to leave Sydney Harbour first tackle a 2 km space between The Heads leave the bay but first field The Rip 1 km is the navigable space multiple shipwrecks say it all #vss365
— Gemma Mira Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 5 October 2026 at 09:56
two souls share one silence one may #harbour facets of a diamond in the eyes one may grind a secret scheme in clenched hands the high road and the low road never will meet in one peace #vss365 #poetry
— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Mira Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 4, 2026
courtship is all about sweet singing a lyre bird believes a raspy song is all about a warning of rights a magpie claims birdsong has a yin and yang and a few notes between a #lure of love or an announcement of territorial war or simply a song for a new day #vss365
— Gemma Mira Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 4 October 2026 at 12:09
a puddle
— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Mira Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 3, 2026
a muddy puddle
tempts most dogs
the leash strains
the leash snaps
success
for the dog
of course
a child
watches the dog
for just a moment
but the lure of
fun for two
overwhelms
rules
at times
play means
visible or
invisible restraints
are left
high and dry#vss365
a child gleefully pockets a hand-size unusual stone from the foot of a #mountain a mountain's pint-size geology now lives by a jumble of crayons and inside a child's wonder + a toy dinosaur or two watch on #vss365 #poetry
— Gemma Mira Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 3 October 2026 at 09:04
emails
— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Mira Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 2, 2026
the washing pile
the mowing
perhaps
I'll climb
that #mountain
tomorrow
perhaps
but tomorrow
never comes
this week#vss365 #poetry
tragic loss invites silver-lining comfort from the well meaning the positive brigade on the other hand I simply wish to close the door and sit quietly with my reality + my coffee friend and just let my #cloud rain #vss365 #poetry
— Gemma Mira Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 2 October 2026 at 12:20
the ancient
— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Mira Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 2, 2026
4th century B.C.
Epidaurus Theatre
in Greece
is still used today
drop a coin
mid stage
and the amphitheatre's
highest seat
hears the moment
and a summer festival
of classical dramas
summons
a #cloud
of old crowds
to cast
shadows
keeping echoes
alive #vss365
grey hair at 30 regular cramps huge eyes and wish I was taller a tendency to prefer the peace of a hermit but at least I love animals and find it easy to smile at the wonder of small things thanks ancestors for your #bequest of mixed gifts or is that messages #vss365
— Gemma Mira Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 1 October 2026 at 07:22
on the red earth
— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Mira Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 1, 2026
of outback plains
lives one abandoned
dilapidated
old house
the scene was
the stark backdrop
for Midnight Oil's video
'Beds are Burning'
the film
became
a #bequest
for tourists
+
a festival
for thousands
old and new sounds
rock
under outback stars#vss365
