more than a mirror...

more than a mirror
blemished with sandy winds
some bear the cost of
lifetime duties as
devoted guards#tanka

📷
Wintry reflection in Dromana. This is a mirror fixed on a sharp beachside track bend, where visibility is limited. Both bike riders and walkers share the track. pic.twitter.com/HpfSancI79

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) May 22, 2024

wintry moments...

wintry moments
colours doze in the arms
of mothering greys#haiku

📷2014...Nearly winter at Schnapper Point, Mornington pic.twitter.com/dh86yLlv9i

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

stalwart tree trunks...

stalwart tree trunks
Nature's modem router
for the leaves network#haiku

📷Trees lining the driveway at Stillwater Crittendon Estate, Dromana pic.twitter.com/GDYK94awYY

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) May 20, 2024

humble places...

humble places
early morning light channels
pools of rare beauty#haiku

📷May 2017...front of my former Dromana home pic.twitter.com/k5E5zWXWuB

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

gala performance...

gala performance
rain, reflections,
sunlight and shadows
stage a rare
visual symphony#tanka

📷2014 My Dromana verandah pic.twitter.com/Z1lLhci5r7

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

buzzing motorbikes...

buzzing motorbikes
a Sunday afternoon party
for some#haiku

📷2015- Safety Beach, Mornington Peninsula, but haiku was prompted by the endless whirr and buzz of bikes in Temora's main street this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/1RKpFbJbRw

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

our feline-human bond...

our feline-human bond
is an infinite
never-ending story
we share our souls now
and always #tanka

📷May 2016...My beautiful fur ball, still in my heart, my soul... pic.twitter.com/kdhWwL0IlZ

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