two living shadows...

two living shadows then only one could live on now they breathe elsewhere #haiku #micropoetry #shadows #cat

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— Gemma Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 24 January 2026 at 12:05

the Christmas bustle...

A very happy Christmas to everyone!!! 🎄🎄🎄

📷Image taken at Portsea Hotel, Victoria 2011... pic.twitter.com/nfCx3XXBAG

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) December 24, 2025

the Christmas bustle and blare of children's over-excited voices can yield sensory clutter to decompress next day take a little time to step away and #shoot some ephemeral small thing a passing glimpse of Nature's gift and then a Christmas memory has a special seal #vss365 #micropoetry

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— Gemma Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 25 December 2025 at 10:34

there are sleep breaks when...

there are sleep breaks when my world needs cushioned silence nothing equals peace luxurious peace nothing but cushioned silence in my la la land #haiku #poetsonbluesky #poetry

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— Gemma Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 13 June 2025 at 09:21

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

my old dragon...

my old dragon cast in time's plaster unconditionally offers a nomadic neighbour's furball a plein air #safehaven and a taste of love #vss365 #micropoetry

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— Gemma Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 13 February 2025 at 20:03

esoteric cries...

#esoteric cries defiant noisy miners plague the air with secrets buried in raucous song #vss365 #tanka #poetsonbluesky

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— Gemma Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 11 January 2025 at 07:14

life's daily traffic...

life's daily traffic needs a break check pause and smell the roses but if roses are elusive any beauty will do #tanka

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— Gemma Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 26 November 2024 at 07:48

light and shadow...

light and shadow there are times when opposites calmly synchronise #haiku

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— Gemma Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 24 November 2024 at 11:33

a buddhist garden proverb...

And don't forget to water regularly...

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— Gemma Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 17 November 2024 at 12:54

a soulful heartbeat...

grey misty mornings
sharing a soulful heartbeat
is all that matters#haiku

📷 2020 - November - Dromana verandah pic.twitter.com/APN2rtj7OL

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) November 13, 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

some souls...

some souls are
mildly happy together
but best apart#haiku

📷2017 - November - eastern rosella and kookaburra on my Dromana verandah... pic.twitter.com/Ene8BmBMrT

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

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

a living tangle of late winter greys...

a living tangle of
late winter greys
but be aware
a small plump sprig of greys
will take flight soon#tanka

📷 2020 - August - Dromana - Dove resting a while in a eucalypt near my verandah... pic.twitter.com/ymZQ3tJuOm

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

some mists of morning...

some mists of morning
linger on in
the mists of memory#haiku

📷 2020 - August - Dromana pic.twitter.com/zo0SxYWYMG

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 13, 2024

as my songlines shift to a later phase...

as my songlines shift
to a later phase
I feel quite content
keeping my bars on track
listening to my own voices
and resonating with
my own notes#micropoetry

2023 - August - My Temora verandah and my neighbour's furball... always keen to present her own rhythms... pic.twitter.com/LfSV9lUpIZ

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

early morning showers...

early morning showers
a beautiful time
to bathe in
the silence
of the universe
at home#micropoetry

2020 - August - Dromana pic.twitter.com/7RJWVoMtgo

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 2, 2024

National Tree Day 2024...

🌲🌲🌲🌲
there may be rain
there may be weeping sun
but even fragments of
autumn wintry trees
add colour to the moment#tanka

🌲🌲🌲🌲
National Tree Day 2024 - Sunday 28th July

📷2015 - late June - My Dromana verandah pic.twitter.com/GYrNqmVdAd

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

a feline furball...

a feline furball
can convert any space into
a throne room#haiku

2020 - July - Dromana. My little furball, Shadow, sitting on my verandah, enjoying some royal meditation. pic.twitter.com/Lx6Mo3RqeP

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