leaves scuttling...

leaves scuttling in joy maybe fear yachts sailing controlled or not controlled friend or foe #magnanimous winds have positive maybe negative vibes #vss365 #micropoetry #haiku #tanka

— Gemma Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 7 March 2026 at 06:58

leaves scuttling
in joy
maybe fear

yachts sailing
controlled
or not controlled

friend or foe#magnanimous winds have
positive
maybe negative
vibes#vss365 #micropoetry #haiku #tanka

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) March 6, 2026

gasping, curling leaves...

gasping, curling leaves snarky summer imitates autumn yellow tones some light rains arrive but token drops of water never #soothe raw heat #vss365 #haiku #micropoetry

— Gemma Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 1 February 2026 at 09:07

gasping, curling leaves
snarky summer imitates
autumn yellow tones

some light rains arrive
but token drops of water
never #soothe raw heat#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) January 31, 2026

two autumn stories...

two autumn stories whispers and drama aligned sing songs of colours #haiku #micropoetry #blueskypoets #poetry

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— Gemma Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 1 July 2025 at 19:01

autumn wind's passion...

autumn wind's #passion revelling in bending trees and gifting dying leaves the fleeting joy of a dervish dance #tanka #vss365 #poetry

— Gemma Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 23 March 2025 at 17:43

Autumn trees dressed in autumn leaves seem ready for an autumn ball featuring wild colour...before time chimes the moment when those same leaves must return as the Cinderella of earth...And their trees sleep in long dreams... 

 

a slipstream dance...

a #slipstream dance mini pools of rain challenge the power of sunlight #vss365 #haiku

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— Gemma Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 17 February 2025 at 13:46

neglected summer leaves...

we admire

the ephemeral glory of

autumn leaves

before they fall

and even when they fall

we admire

winter's leafless trees

for their artistic shapes

and we take the opportunity

to admire a sky

through the silhouette

of leafless branches

and then there is spring

leafy new growth

enhancing blossoms

a banquet of exciting beauty

but summer leaves

are silent 

in the world of words

just a backstage reminder 

that bunches of leaves

on big trees

cast shadows

welcome relief from

a burning summer sun

we really know little of

summer leaves 

the eucalypt leaf

can hang like a pendulum

creating a soothing

hushed orchestra

when a summer breeze drops by

the eucalypt leaf is

the diet of choice for

a hungry koala

however

visual beauty

seems elusive

these leaves all seem dry washed in

an olive green

sameness

but

look again

the summer leaf 

actually

can adopt

many faces

only some eucalyptus leaves hang like pendulums

often only the newest ones

on the end of twigs

but of course

there are exceptions

deeper into the tree

rogue young and mature eucalypt leaves 

teamed on a single branch

clearly are absorbed

in their very own

unique

summer dance

a pose is frozen

till the summer breeze 

ignites

their special summer dance

on a crowded dance floor

of jostling identities

and that applies to the eucalypt trees

other summer leaves

embrace

their own story

indeed

summer leaves

adopt

many faces

but their strength is their role model resilience

especially the eucalypt leaf

it weathers all seasons

and no season tells the summer leaf when to fall

the summer leaf falls

when it needs to fall

making room for new life

resilient...

resilient
some autumn leaves
bravely cling
to colours of
other days#tanka

2018 - July 1 - Last leaves of autumn cling to my Dromana verandah... pic.twitter.com/TOCVMcaHnl

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

the autumn colour parade...

the autumn colour parade
is fading fast
but autumn skies
bask in
the sunny limelight#tanka

📷2023 - June - Temora pic.twitter.com/lRtUnlSFPI

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

ever charmed...

ever charmed
the ephemeral splendour
of autumn leaves
challenges the skills
in my paintbox#tanka

📷 2017 - June - Dromana pic.twitter.com/jHbrPIC4qF

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

gentle autumn wand...

gentle autumn wand
time for many yesterdays
to sleep awhile #haiku

My autumnal Temora street this morning... pic.twitter.com/nepTY1ajvC

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

autumn-coloured streets...

autumn-coloured streets
some trees prepare
to meditate in style#haiku

*Austral Street, Temora pic.twitter.com/epW9Aiy6O1

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

clearing autumn street leaves...

It's a sunny, cold, 6°C right now in Temora...(but it was 1°C at 7:00am this morning)...

Outside is a man with a blower clearing autumn leaves from the street...

the whole street and council strips...

I have never seen this happen before...

He is driving leaves into 2 piled strips toward the middle of the road...

Fortunately, the street is very wide and drivers are kindly and carefully driving in the area between the strips...

There appear to be various contraptions on his ute...

It is clear that this guy is no spring chicken...

His methodical, paced patience is quite amazing...

I am wondering if he will return...

There are still plenty of autumn leaves yet to fall...

UPDATE

And now a truck has arrived to clear the 2 strips of leaves left on the street...

When stray branches interfere with the mechanism, the truck stops, rear uplifted, and the branches get their own special delivery to the truck...