wicket...

Boxing Day #wicket an Oz win toasts surviving the Christmas chaos #vss365 #haiku

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— Gemma Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 22 December 2024 at 10:59

purity...

#purity’s disguise flame tongues lick, molest the dark devouring its face the #purity of the legendary phoenix is in its rising #vss365 #haiku

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— Gemma Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 21 December 2024 at 11:20

If you look very carefully into the flames in this photo, you will see 2 very distinct faces...and perhaps there are more...

Do flames summon souls from yesteryear???? 

everyone needs a place to retreat...

everyone needs a place to see

the beauty of the world beyond the chaos

everyone needs a place to hear

their personal dreaming songs

everyone needs a place to taste

the healthy fruits of today

everyone needs a place to inhale

the breath of fresh tomorrows

everyone needs a place

to sense their own tribe

their own being

and feel whole

 

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

a subtle kaleidoscope party...

a subtle kaleidoscope party a #monochrome palette of shadowy light over secret colours #tanka #vss365

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— Gemma Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 17 December 2024 at 22:59

my hiding space???...

in my mind

I am hiding

I let friendly leaves

be my costume

my mask

in my secret space

I can watch

the watcher

but if you move

I fear 

you see me

I know

I sense

in your mind

you see me

a flight of white clouds...

 

a flight of white clouds

shaping and re-shaping

random connections

I see memories

my furball closely watching

as she used to be

wings wide open

a gift from friendly angels

a waiting embrace