summer essentials...

summer essentials
alone on the sands become
summer clutter#haiku pic.twitter.com/XqSkaupPES

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) January 26, 2025

to measure childhood...

to #measure childhood is to limit the lifespan of wonder and fun #vss365 #haiku #poetsonbluesky

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— Gemma Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 7 January 2025 at 09:35

windshield rain...

windshield rain
Nature's rotating
watery PowerPoint turns
the daily bland into
surreal magic#tanka

📷 2021 - -November - rainy carpark in Dromana pic.twitter.com/cHMn1xmlTP

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

shapely shadows...

shapely shadows and
sharp morning light
a Monday morning coffee
feels slowly spiced with
a pinch of happiness#tanka

📷 2021 - November - a verandah memory on a Dromana morning... pic.twitter.com/nne4T0it92

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

one tumult...

one tumult has passed
but the clouds float on and
the seas still roll
and numb disbelief will be
history's stillborn#tanka

📷 2021 - November - Dromana looking toward Mount Martha... pic.twitter.com/9Zcth2mjn0

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

waves upon waves...

waves upon waves
a windy spring generates
tunnels of turmoil#haiku

📷 2021 - November - Dromana beach...Even in wind-tossed, grey, misty light, waves are beautifully fascinating... pic.twitter.com/tjLy00Hz6b

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

the art of creation...

the art of creation
sometimes involves the art of
creative destruction#haiku

📷 2021 - October - Dromana - Construction sites are wonderful paces to find random and found abstract art...with the help of sunlight and shadows... pic.twitter.com/bcw1DGgrhW

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

the illusion of territorial foes...

the illusion of
territorial foes
but it's the little one
who conducts
a lone attack#micropoetry

📷 2021 - October - Dromana pic.twitter.com/F4PdsPqCua

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

the winds may howl...

the winds may howl
the sea may rage but
keep walking tall#haiku

📷 2021 - October - Dromana veach pic.twitter.com/zAoMULACM0

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

old tram revitalised...

old trams
some find vital life
beyond museums#haiku

📷2021 - October - My last Victorian school, Casey Grammar, purchased an old Melbourne tram as a creative space for classes. Sister schools Clyde + Balcombe Grammar also had old trams. Quite a unique feature for the schools. pic.twitter.com/Wee5TgnC7E

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

the familiar...

the familiar
never dismiss the surprise
of a second view#haiku

📷 2021 - October - A rare perspective of a kookaburra captured on my Dromana verandah railing. pic.twitter.com/Dk2IQDzujA

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

subdued light and colours...

subdued light and colours
a veiled peaceful silence
spills intimate vibes#haiku

📷 2021 - October - Dromana beach pic.twitter.com/i1tjktNffY

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

busy coastal street...

busy coastal street
crammed with many ideas
of many people#haiku

📷 2021 - October - A cluttered street image captured at Rosebud...almost a reality abstract with all the pieces of shapes and colours... pic.twitter.com/mDGUyOfV8O

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

dove of soft greys...

dove of soft greys
a moment of elegance
creeps into his drill#haiku

📷 2021 - October - A dove elegantly flexing its wings on my Dromana verandah pic.twitter.com/L8FdOyDWEa

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

humming blades...

humming blades
sweeping casual grace
mower seeks its flow#haiku

📷2021 - October - Dromana - Love to see signs that cleverly twist/pun a known expression to suit their business... pic.twitter.com/j85rfb2Hjx

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

spring stroll...

spring stroll
a stiff, cold wind is
no deterrent#haiku

📷 2021 - October - Dromana - Another image in my treasure trove of odd photos. At first glance, it seems as if there are 2 photos... pic.twitter.com/m0TGm4stcP

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) October 9, 2024

streetscape gallery...

streetscape gallery
colour palette of
a coastal town's
visual features and
spirit#tanka

📷 2021 - October - Part of a mural on the side wall of Bendigo Bank facing the Dromana Hub carpark... pic.twitter.com/RaOkUaEOZe

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

noisy miner bathes...

some don't crave
privacy to bathe
just necessity and
pleasure
top the score card#tanka

📷2021 - October - Two of my 'weird-but-I-like-it' photos. Noisy miner bathing in a pool of water in the base of my verandah chair in Dromana... pic.twitter.com/W5dLlHeKHM

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

the feathered tribes...

the feathered tribes
the Spring drive to build
intimate nooks
ideal for the mystery
of new life#tanka

📷2021 - October - Temora - A drop of alternative colour in leafy worlds is so noticeable pic.twitter.com/v9mDmKDoMX

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