nirvana is rare...

#nirvana is rare a personal gem stashed in my bank safe with a combination lock cleared only by upbeat thoughts #vss365 #tanka #poetsonbluesky

— Gemma Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 2 May 2025 at 11:36

an additional line fades...

an #additional line fades on my map of old days your name submerged in rising seas of pain new topography #vss365 #tanka #poetsonbluesky

— Gemma Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 1 May 2025 at 08:55

I'm just a pock mark...

I'm just a pock mark in the cosmic scheme of things maybe a flawed glyph but I mean to have meaning I am my own #brand #vss365 #tanka #poetsonbluesky

— Gemma Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 30 April 2025 at 08:27

a hungry flame gorges...

a hungry flame gorges on my old, parched wooden fears the ashes of what was once me feed my life's new garden a #conversion miracle #vss365 #tanka #poetry #poetsonbluesky #micropoetry

— Gemma Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 29 April 2025 at 07:57

in a world of chains...

in a world of chains be #free to dare to dare to be undefined to be the music locked deep in your mind and soul #vss365 #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #poetsonbluesky

— Gemma Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 28 April 2025 at 09:17

I am not here to drain the silence...

I am not here just to drain the silence and fill the space with noise...https://t.co/KJniU8wbOI

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) April 27, 2025

"Mizu" refers to the Japanese word for "water". Poetry inspired by "mizu" often explores themes of nature, reflection, purity, and the fluidity of emotions. Haiku, a Japanese short verse form, is frequently used to capture the essence of water in poetry.

a beautiful guitar tribute...

A beautiful guitar tribute...https://t.co/5kaLxynx5m

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) April 27, 2025

This post seemed to have a delayed appearance on my timeline, when I shared it with Twitter from Facebook on Anzac Day...

But no matter...Beauty is welcome at any time...