synchronised dancing...

synchronised dancing
for two
while one
subtly
dares to be different#tanka pic.twitter.com/WpI6gKIcKz

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) May 16, 2026

that's life...

 life

unexpected visitors

unexpected journeys

unexpected detours

return to the main road

erased

Youngsters parading their bikes in the Westernport Festival at Hastings on a Saturday morning.

I would drop everything to watch this community festival, sadly now dissolved.

I would rather share this as an image of a detour than make a fuss about being exhausted on this day...

Too exhausted to create my usual posts...

So now, on the 8th March, I have turned back the clock to fill the gap.

town crier...

town crier costume leading local street parade #fringe glimpse of the past #vss365 #haiku #parade #community #street

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— Gemma Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 26 February 2025 at 08:17

carnival colours...

carnival colours early morning #flurry of curiosity #dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #summer #carnival

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— Gemma Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 24 February 2025 at 08:23

motorbike at Hastings...

addiction rapture

locked in the powerful vibes

of motorbike thrills

to feel the roaring purr

of throbbing engines

to lean into the rush

of a long straight road

and

to sway with the dance

of winding bends

to brave dusty tracks

strewn with rocky check-points

and to be sure no vehicle

would dare to try 

to reach the vague towns 

of yesteryear 

and touch the pulse 

of pioneers

I somehow sense

the motorbike rider

could easily be

today's lone pioneer

appreciating the good 

and the bad

of the world

as a passing parade

up close

and real

and I

as an addicted rider

love it that way

There is little visible, obvious escape from the intimidator...

Old cannon outside Hastings Historical Society, Victoria...

There is little visible, obvious escape from

the intimidator

the bully with

the loud voice and

aggressive actions

the entitled one

who expects obeyance

in short

the one who represents

the uncivilised shame of humanity

in the guise of intelligence

and obvious superiority

in short

the one skilled

in lies

betrayals and 

promises

personal wins

personal glory

and a personal avalanche of money

are all that matters

to this one

when this one's demands can't or won't be met

war

to be or not to be 

is not the only question

as for you

the receiver of someone's else's strength

without even asking for it

you ride the new currents

the new surfs

the rips

possibly alone

waiting

somewhat preparedly

for the next surprise

and so you face a personal question

which involves

your own

personal peace

how to keep your peace alive

within

your peace that is you 

feathered friends...

feathered friends
from a distance are
resigned friends#haiku

📷2019 - Hastings foreshore, Mornington Peninsula pic.twitter.com/ZdNA3IaV9K

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 23, 2024

just chilling...

just chilling
just being
how I am

📷2014 - Hastings - Mornington Peninsula pic.twitter.com/GZ9lKRorqh

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

wintry reflections...

wintry reflections
while some yesterdays sleep
some sharpen the memory

📷 2015 - June - at Hastings, Mornington Peninsula pic.twitter.com/IPX6c1bWOQ

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

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

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

choices...

choices
personal mindsets drive
personal directions#haiku

📷Pelicans at Hastings, Mornington Peninsula - February 2014 pic.twitter.com/zWaky4aBso

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) April 28, 2024