to do or not to do...

to do or not to do
that is the question
whether it is nobler
to dare to dare or
to admire others
from afar https://t.co/pR4edwSIMh

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 31, 2024

she surrounds herself with select people...

she surrounds herself
with select people
select people with arty intelligence

she hopes to tap into their skill
by osmosis
but arty intelligence involves
emotional intelligence
maybe wisdom
which sadly
she has none

her progress bows
to being
a victim of
others' journeys

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 31, 2024

age with pride...

age with pride
once stylish
an icon of art
respect and preserve
an art treasure#tanka

2020 - July - Lovely old home in Dromana still proudly, elegantly managing to stand tall near a coastal shopping centre and the passing Nepean Highway... pic.twitter.com/yBsTFbIvV7

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

as if the earth...

as if the earth
was some slave
to our demands#haiku https://t.co/XVbI8xz4UA

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 29, 2024

if you wish to relax...

if you wish to relax
to find new worlds
read and read and read#haiku

2022 - Was it really just 2 years ago I rediscovered my love of reading? (not school texts?) Ironically, this first book was given to me by a teacher at the school before I retired fromm teaching... pic.twitter.com/UQXNmJ5VwX

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 29, 2024

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a dreamer survives...

a dreamer survives
and nurtures
personal visions#haiku https://t.co/bPlXuAt9s7

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 29, 2024

in the eyes of a child...

in the eyes
of a child
only the lines of
imagination
have meaning#tanka https://t.co/QUhrS4QLmR

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) July 29, 2024

Edward Hopper (1882-1967) - American realist painter and graphic artist/printmaker.