'Let me keep my distance, always, from those— Nigel Featherstone (@NGFeathers) May 22, 2020
who think they have the answers.
Let me keep company always with those who say
"Look!" and laugh in astonishment,
and bow their heads.'
- Mary Oliver, 'Mysteries, Yes' pic.twitter.com/IO1ZMAlhVh
Sunday, 31 May 2020
let me keep my distance...
landscapes yet to love...
Winter can be the season of magical mystery...Just rug up and seek it out...There are blessings out there...I'm all for the mystery of landscapes yet to love... https://t.co/n0frAm4PAi— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 31, 2020
we read...
Note to self - More reading is healthy...we read— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 31, 2020
we read to know
we read to know more
know more about what
we could be #tanka #MayTanka #NatankaMo https://t.co/DM1EeD9ina
boardwalk dawn...
boardwalk dawn— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 31, 2020
still seas and skies
keep the urban scramble
where it should be
distant #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo https://t.co/KojAgkwNwD
I have moments...
When I saw this, I had to stifle a small laugh... Story sparks were flying...If only I could draw a cartoon to match as well...I have moments when I find quirky humour in random moments... I diverted a little from the Dromana foreshore trail this morning, to view the sea more closely...Looked left, and saw this poking out from a boatshed... I am sure a story could brew here... pic.twitter.com/g2nEUGMke9— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 31, 2020
Sunday morning...
As Sunday unfolded, so did the beauty... There's nothing like natural makeup...nothing at all...Sunday morning— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 31, 2020
playful skies
apply the foundation
and pucker up for
a beautiful day #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo pic.twitter.com/7WFJKqNIQV
it could be...
it could be— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 31, 2020
a painting
but it's just
the sea
doing its thing #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo pic.twitter.com/daX3UtUFjv
I will never tire of watching the art of the sea unfold...These are waves tumbling into Dromana beach this morning...
a walk by the sea...
NOTE: While the sea is not visible in the image, it is very close by (to the right). I'm walking the beautiful foreshore trail in Dromana where some parts are bushy and winding and some parts open up to a full vista of Port Phillip Bay. A beautiful place, any season, any weather.a walk by the sea— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 31, 2020
there's always
people who say
'good morning'
to anyone #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo pic.twitter.com/mOAyXfVR9A
I saw many people walking or riding a bike by the sea in Dromana this morning... I don't think a single person (including children) passed me by without a friendly, smiling greeting...who could possibly feel lonely...
fresh green...
So good getting out and about on this stunning, wintry but sunny Sunday morning... a stroll by the sea was on the agenda...and, as always, the sea did not disappoint, nor did the nearby foreshore trail...I saw this little green wonder bursting out of a tree stump...They weren't of the same genus, but they adapted to one another... quite well...fresh green— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 31, 2020
in a tired tree stump
it is quite possible
to grow anywhere
with presence #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo pic.twitter.com/L1QL1FUFFb
empathy...
Somehow, the outrage and fear boiling over in the world, seems to have no borders... geographical distance does not lessen the pain and hurt... not at all...empathy— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 30, 2020
the chaos
over there
I feel
right here #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo
Image Source: https://t.co/szYm4RIGk1 pic.twitter.com/gnvctJ7nPZ
morning skies...
My day begins, hoping to sort through some discordant, sad feelings and give them a positive shape... I'm going to start with washing my hair...and then going out in my world by the sea...morning skies— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 30, 2020
a cluster of
powdery thoughts
hoping for
a clear face #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo pic.twitter.com/z7W8v6CJo2
universal scream...
I feel there is a desperate cry out there in the world at the moment... Some voice the cry...others hold it in and weep helpless tears... It feels as if there is a political and social madness with no hope of clear direction...But there is still culture, there is still environmental empathy...waiting quietly to light the way... Soon that light will be noticed...and we will follow...universal scream— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 30, 2020
but cleansing rains
keep coming
and the bridge
still stands #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo
Image: 'Old Bridge' - Leonid Afremov pic.twitter.com/dv7CgGsoIs
Saturday, 30 May 2020
warka water towers...
The design team is also experimenting with creating a water-efficient vegetable garden at the base of the tower and exploring a 3D mesh fabric specifically designed for fog harvesting.Warka water towers collect clean drinking water from the 'lakes in the air' - Trialled in South Ethiopia in May 2015 https://t.co/MKqjK9jutF— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 30, 2020
Structures are easily transportable and assembled without the need for scaffolding or machinery.
how civilisations heal...
And this is how I breathe, survive and heal daily... dreaming and thinking and writing (repeat)"This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal."— Deborah A. Bennett (@dabennettpoet) May 30, 2020
- Toni Morrison
autumn clutter...
These bright red rosellas love autumn...collecting their own treasures... The rosellas like to enjoy an autumn feast anywhere...the roof...the lawn...the front driveway...autumn clutter— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 30, 2020
on the roof
little red one
sees his world fall
but keeps on munching #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo pic.twitter.com/8j44rBC7aA
for a moment...
for a moment— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 30, 2020
I thought there were
two cars
but my eyes saw
only yours #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo
Image: Watercolour of a vintage Chevrolet by Marian Voicu pic.twitter.com/ryOUOnp1TR
ebbing colours...
ebbing colours— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 30, 2020
identity is a
fluid and
visual
question #tanka #MayTanka #NatankaMo https://t.co/MkrzDMRmbZ
Svalbard rules...
Another weird fact...Svalbard bans dying. People who are expected to die are flown to the mainland. That’s because the permafrost prevents their bodies from decomposing and risk attracting hungry predators that dig them up. https://t.co/jRejwvOpLD— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 30, 2020
global chaos and panic?...
Today, the Twitter timeline seems to be like a scream... the voice of helpless chaos in polarising times... It's almost deafening... True...There is so much not right with the world... But 'not right with the world' is part of our historical profile...It's just that we now have the wonderful media connections to report on it globally...regularly...daily...hourly... Our awareness is at a fever pitch, never known in history...More than ever, we need to centre, focus on our own music...Don't ignore the outside world...That is a dangerous attitude...But 'don't take it personal'...adapt... keep walking... and remember...play your music...Perhaps the world seems to be imploding - an endless roll of anger in chaos, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes - not man-made. There may be power and control, but not of a friendly, healthy kind. Keep the music of you...Keep playing...Someday someone will value your song... pic.twitter.com/oiDS1NEfAX— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 30, 2020
Today, Twitter is like a scream...the voice of helpless chaos... It's almost deafening... media report on it globally... regularly... daily... hourly... Our awareness is at a fever pitch, never known in history...We need to keep walking... and remember... play your music... pic.twitter.com/w39TiBa9Zn— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 30, 2020
in misty tears...
in misty tears— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 30, 2020
autumn reds
mirror
the last embers
of summer #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo
Image: oil painting by Australian Graham Gercken pic.twitter.com/wYETXIs4jf
days pour down like honey...
where the days pour down like honey— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 30, 2020
and the scents are fresh and clear
it's a place to feel at home
down the old forgotten road https://t.co/EmW4CW9j1k
a blessing...
COVID-19 - not a curse, a blessing... I have learnt to embrace my own light...to avoid clinging to values of schedules + duties...to allow the impulse moment as a treasure, an opportunity... to see people as a passing presence... I have been nowhere, yet I have been everywhere... pic.twitter.com/iNkj0YOgHn— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 30, 2020
in the still, soft space...
in the still, soft space— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 30, 2020
just the land and sky
are all that matters #haiku
'The former island of Wieringen is so beautiful!' says painter of this image, Edo Hannema pic.twitter.com/759Y8n2iOq
London Bridge?...
Immediately, I thought of the old, old medieval London Bridge...It had 19 huge arches, leap-frogging across the churning river, and, by the 1400s, it is said that there were 200 houses, 138 shops, churches and a gatehouse built along it. https://t.co/D0t8rcp3bj— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 29, 2020
pieces of home...
pieces of home— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 29, 2020
in morning light
when shadows
add the art
of depth #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo pic.twitter.com/Htks9WRYUh
a long road...
I drove down a long road today.— Tim Mallon (@PatMalo85776814) May 29, 2020
I drive along it most days.
Today, the road was very foggy.
Out of the fog, three birds flew,
across my path.
They were dark and brilliant.
I looked at the long ribbon of road, then back at the birds.
They collapsed into the lovely fog.
Friday, 29 May 2020
The Beach...
Currently watching 'The Beach' on SBS - journey into place + self. Warwick Thornton gets close to the land at Jilirr, on the Dampier Peninsula in far north Western Australia. He gives us a sense of how Country might taste, how it might nourish the spirit.https://t.co/pdYvc3hn4k— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 29, 2020
The filming is spectacular... inside the shack, the shadowy tin walls and outside - pristine waters beneath a sunset... And a touch of music that does not intrude...just lends some pause and a little pace... pic.twitter.com/tuj6KcDilN— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 29, 2020
Somehow...The screen dissolves...and you feel as if you are there...right there...you feel and taste the air...the thoughts and feelings seem to align your own thoughts and feelings...You know them...and you feel close to country...the rhymes and rhythms of all that is country...
#TheBeach is spectacular. If ever a film brings 'us urban dwellers' close to the spirit of country, this one does. It rouses a kind of longing to be even closer... let go the luggage... enjoy the rhythms landscape through night and day...— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 29, 2020
#TheBeach And so the old buggy gets stuck in the sand. And Warwick sings as he digs 'Don't take it personal'... What a brilliant attitude... No frustration...Just sing as you work...— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 29, 2020
#TheBeach The final thoughts... sung...'Grow you little bastard grow' (mentioned during the film as Thornton grows his cooking supplements) but the same words at the end of the film take on quite a new level of meaning... It's a total winning doco...Now...Where's the cookbook?— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 29, 2020
I definitely 2nd that! It's a great 'wake up' call. https://t.co/8lioqgeyyZ
— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 29, 2020
aurora...
There is a musical spirit in these beautiful night flares...I bathe— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 29, 2020
in the sweet flares
of sky lights
and my boughs and I
feel beautiful #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo https://t.co/sypKnbD8S4
plumber?...
The covid-19 lockdown brings out some interesting scenarios... Twitter being used as a plumber hotline...Guys anyone a plumber here?— Fizzy (@Fizzytwizler) May 29, 2020
Need washing machine help. It leaked pretty bad last night. Lights flashing. Now the doors locked, with my clothes inside swimming idly.
I’ve switched it off from the mains. Turn it on & it whirrs 🤷🏻♀️#vss #writing #poetry #plumber
joy of being unemployed...
I read this man's claim a couple of times... Yes...He sees many positives and opportunities before him...There seems to be no regrets...This must be the very first time I have ever seen anyone publicly celebrate the joy of being unemployed. It inspired me to check out Mr Google...There is actually a book about the joy of being unemployed... Who knew... https://t.co/tsDQvzRIgz pic.twitter.com/OH52kPrKb5— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 29, 2020
late afternoon breeze...
late afternoon breeze— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 29, 2020
swings to
sunset skies
my home office needs
a deep deep sleep #tanka #MayTanka #NatTankaMo pic.twitter.com/wdBinHQCMZ
a little gardening...
This was me after a hectic day of online remote learning...My head was spinning...I couldn't face another email or marking for at least 24 hours... It was so lovely, in the autumn late afternoon sun, to do a little weeding followed by a quiet wine...a little gardening then— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 29, 2020
sipping wine
in an afternoon breeze
there's more to life than
computer screen chains #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo pic.twitter.com/ItAFF5oTdF
The Pandemic is a Portal...
Her writing is rich with the juices of ideas and feelings... Her expression feels like a banquet offered to mind and soul...Arundhati Roy 'The Pandemic is a Portal' (essay)— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 29, 2020
'We can choose to walk through it, dragging the carcasses of our prejudice and hatred...Or we can walk through lightly, with little luggage, ready to imagine another world. And ready to fight for it...' https://t.co/TosBBpJNiA
Thursday, 28 May 2020
No AGL sign...
Crib Point is on Westernpoint Bay, on the eastern side of my Mornington Peninsula.Inventive protest. No damage. So simple and so noticeable. I even like how the woven sign takes nothing away from the view beyond...like a see-through tag. Kudos to the creator.— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 28, 2020
Ghadames...
More details of the highs and lows of Ghadames HEREI Googled...White buildings dominate. Rooftops connected. Islam says women can't be seen outside family. Women use the rooftops as streets to travel through town. Early 1990's, many left - houses deteriorating + lack of water. https://t.co/OVDKVM2Us6— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 28, 2020
It is now a UNESCO World Heritage site...
peapod art...
A Canadian art website demonstrates more of this amazing art form... HEREAn utterly amazing piece of artwork. I wonder what tools were used to create such minute detail so effectively.— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 28, 2020
Mungo dreams...
Mungo National Park is an incredible well of history in the Australian outback, still being unravelled...The dry landscapes whisper of more water-connected days...And the footprints embedded there speak of old, old lives... A mysterious, magical place...outback landscape— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 28, 2020
feel the dreams
of old footprints
resting beneath
a golden moon #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo https://t.co/8gy9NGnyWk
More information HERE
bronzewing beauty...
The wing colours on this little bird vary so magically in varying lights...I have always been fascinated by the difference lighting makes...Gorgeous photo here... https://t.co/htsejc4pcm— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 28, 2020
backyard project is a star...
Utterly amazing project and filming of the project. All the bits connect and create sweet music in a humble backyard... Love it... https://t.co/g0OwTJRaoe— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 28, 2020
time to learn about fire...
No public apology to the Aboriginal community is worth the historical publicity if not followed by active demonstrations of respect. The Aborigines have known the ways of this land for far longer than we white ones... Let them be heard and teach us... Start with cool burning eh?— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 28, 2020
Shostakovich is normal?...
Love any music by Shostakovich...He brings the voices of the Universe close to Earth...Shostakovich looks decidedly nervous about being 'normal', if it involves being caught publicly casual with his wife and close to a cat...Clearly, his comfort zone is music...That's his public heaven...— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 28, 2020
landscape beauty...
I like gathering the beauty of landscapes...It's good to have many deposits in the bank, in case of some unforeseen recession...landscape beauty— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 28, 2020
tuck some magic
in your pocket
and save for
rainy days #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo https://t.co/KVwLAainYE
cycles of meaning...
cycles of meaning— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 28, 2020
a long sleep
means energy
for later beauty
of trees #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo trees pic.twitter.com/23n0LZx8zT
soul tribe...
The soul tribe is a tribe without race or special creed... They are simply benign spirits winging through the Universe...subconsciously seeking like-minded spirits...for peace and understanding... and perhaps most of all... for meaning and belonging...And meeting them may not be in the physical realm... it may be just the thoughts and feelings in words on the screen...and you know...you just know... https://t.co/EVmQSR4dI1— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 28, 2020
time is growth...
time is growth... but it takes will over circumstance to make it positive growth... https://t.co/uVkaAvScg6— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 28, 2020
It takes personal security over adversity to make it healthy growth...
the office...
The view from the office doesn't have to be just a PC screen, cords and narrow walls... Imagine wonderful spaces like this once in a while... It helps... https://t.co/DJrt723RAy— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 27, 2020
solitude of reading...
I love the solitude of reading... I love being a close watcher of someone else's story... The delicious ache of the last page lingers... I try to retrace old footsteps... https://t.co/9RTZ8ki5AU— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 27, 2020
a toaster glow...
and the idea may form for just a little while...and then...like the toaster glow...fades... https://t.co/nEW8vLGYiM— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 27, 2020
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
life on the land...
life on the land— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 27, 2020
where infinite cash is
a pointless luxury#haikuchallenge cash #haiku
Image Source: https://t.co/wlPp5P91AE pic.twitter.com/goL7qvmlTo
veer left...
I claim to be the one asking which way to go... https://t.co/rpACFILbsZ— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 27, 2020
winds of time...
winds of time— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 27, 2020
against the odds
will strip old leaves
of coiffed threads until
new landscapes emerge #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo
Image: Painting 'Season of Renewal' by Duy Huynh pic.twitter.com/6bFnpN17AN
And the winds of time may grant you the sad joy of bringing memories with you into a new landscape...
Duy Huynh was born in Vietnam and travelled to the U.S. as a refugee in 1981.
More HERE
.
in the jungle of life...
I feel very connected to my little furball... she shares ancient wisdom...an old soul...But I also feel I am connected with wildlife...in particular the turtle...in the jungle of life— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 27, 2020
a sturdy shell seals
the ancient wisdoms
of the turtle totem
grounded in peace #366FF totem #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo pic.twitter.com/sJkuQKljc0
crowbar...
As soon as I saw this image, I knew I had to take a spin with it...an artist's eye— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 27, 2020
a crowbar need not be
a wrecking bar
it could be the haunt for
a murder of crows #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo crowbar
Image: Art by Will Bullas pic.twitter.com/tYWxW6JHMn
the gift of water...
Any gift of water... and there are so many ... is a special gift for us... gifts for our physical, mental and spiritual lives... https://t.co/vJ7a5u0Tzv— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 27, 2020
ripples...
— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 27, 2020Love me some water - so many moods...so many works of art...
mandolin...
My father used to play a mandolin...in an armchair...behind a closed lounge-room door...closed door— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 27, 2020
ragged armchair
enfolds an old man
remembering some dance
on a mandolin #vss365 mandolin #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo #5lines pic.twitter.com/SQZrohn56z
the art of laughter...
Perhaps this could be a roadside artwork...at the entrance to his little community?The art of laughter ... Now that is time well spent...A shared laugh melts social distancing... Question - Where is he going to put it? https://t.co/zpd7jIYFsm— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 26, 2020
bright paintbox...
Stunning colour spectrum of morning today...bright paintbox— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 26, 2020
the painter
of morning
streaks the day
with happy colours #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo #5lines pic.twitter.com/VIXzNwDQOz
Tuesday, 26 May 2020
my cushion...
PASSING THOUGHT: It's just not the night... I feel as if am drifting on a long cushion.... There's no pillow...no foot-rest...Just a long cushion...no connections with thoughts...and the feelings seem to be sleeping...only a foggy landscape and a line of trees turn in my mind..— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 26, 2020
white blossom...
a dazzle— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 26, 2020
of fluttering
blossom
spring's white
confetti #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo #5lines https://t.co/v1iy6psZq9
on a soft rise...
— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 26, 2020As soon as I saw this image, I thought of a songline...
'There were three trees
Upon a hill
And they spoke to the whispering wind...'
I have just Googled it and Mr Google has never heard of it...
'The first tree said I will be a fine bed
Fit for a king to lie on, he said,
But was it in scorn or was it in anger
He found himself fashioned into a manger.'
Another tree is felled and becomes the boat on Galilee...
I wish I could remember the song...
UPDATE: And now, I have found the strangest thing - It was a Czech song...???? Craig Morrison?
A translation???
But the words on the left of this website look about what I remember...
in foggy worlds...
— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 26, 2020I love how fog silently cocoons shapes and melts sharp edges into sylph-like cushions of art...
Monday, 25 May 2020
Oodnadatta Track...
History of the Pink Roadhouse HERE - The pink part of the name is associated with a 1969 Dodge Phoenix.The Oodnadatta Track in South Australia is far more than 600km of dirt. Along the way is a welcoming Pink Roadhouse.— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 25, 2020
https://t.co/LwvwL2CSTN via @TravellerAU
albatross...
I have just learnt that an albatross can live up to 60 years...Incredible, when you think that they spend most of life flying...You know the waves must be getting big when you have to look upwards to photograph an albatross sitting on the water! (Shy Albatross in heavy seas off Eden in 2016). #seabirds #WildOz #SeabirdSaturday pic.twitter.com/t003zgPGlv— Leo (@leo_qbn) May 23, 2020
oops....
A feature? A talking point?This is the quality content I am here for. https://t.co/ZTzhoGXN8R— Ann Jones (@jones_ann) May 24, 2020
ringtail possum circus...
These guys are so amazingly agile...The ringtail circus definitely features rather impressive acrobats...Love it... https://t.co/5Xdca7Sd64— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 25, 2020
rain in the desert...
Enjoyed every precious minute of this... I could feel the desert spaces blessed with rain...Wonderful...This is 1 hour worth of bliss. And extra special...if you want to learn what birds are joining the music of rain, there is a neat little list of times identifying the birds heard at that point...Very clever... https://t.co/AY2upg1Gd7— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 25, 2020
despotic rainstorm...
Love the free-wheeling spins of waves in stormy weather...despotic— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 25, 2020
rainstorm
waves
meekly obey
the order to dance #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo rainstorm pic.twitter.com/nKN7fPkE2n
walking the poetry tight rope...
Poetry publishing is a minefield of challenges...Not really the hip end of public appeal...but even at the niche end, there are still niches within niches... But I keep coming back...Love it...And don't get me started on walking the poetry tight rope...That's a niche market... perhaps the boutique end of writing...the corner shop... the 'maybe-maybe-not' place...And I too am working on it...— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 25, 2020
I fall into a special category of writers... I have had a life (since I was a child) of winning competitions for short stories and writing poetry...And still I have really gone nowhere...Gotta batter down the door of publishers methinks... Being noticed is a dream going nowhere.. https://t.co/fEataJ3nJX— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 25, 2020
officially noticed...
Auroras & Blossoms Poetry Journal
Sat, May 23, 11:22 PM
Hello Gemma,
Thank you again for sending us your poetry. It was a pleasure to read it.
So much, in fact that we will feature your three poems in our Auroras & Blossoms NaPoWriMo Anthology.
We will reveal the release date of the anthology in an upcoming newsletter.
Have a wonderful day!
Best regards,
Cendrine Marrouat and David Ellis
Auroras & Blossoms Poetry Journal
https://abpoetryjournal.com
Sunday is Cover Reveal Day!— Auroras & Blossoms Poetry Journal (@BlossomsPoetry) May 24, 2020
"The Auroras & Blossoms NaPoWriMo Anthology: 2020 Edition" is coming! Are you ready?#napowrimo2020 #poetry #Poetry_Planet #poetrycommunity pic.twitter.com/IJu0WUJnPY
Week 7 remote learning...
PASSING THOUGHT: All that careful planning of how to break up my PD meetings went out the window. 1/2 the intended marking was done, but I am sure I answered at least 30 urgent emails...possibly more...But who's counting...I'm working on calling this a positive, productive day...— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 25, 2020
Sunday, 24 May 2020
afterthought...
Hyunju Kim was born in 1982. She explores issues related to the subconscious, memory, and feeling through the process of painting.afterthought— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 24, 2020
reflective hitching post
for a shady ride #HangTenStories 1269 afterthought #haiku #senryu #micropoetry
Image: 'Afterthought' by HYUNJU KIM, South Korea pic.twitter.com/YSay1CKjmW
magpie lifesaver...
Unreal... You can only admit that the magpie was fully aware that this little one was in danger...and had to help... https://t.co/aTomIR32xn— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 24, 2020
archaeology still happening...
A Wedding Photographer Took an Online Archaeology Class During Lockdown—and Discovered a Stonehenge-Like Structure https://t.co/aEBBzzXvUJ— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 24, 2020
Tom Foolery...
New Zealand-born poet's bedtime fairytale video, The Great Realisation. Tomos Roberts - aka Tom Foolery - thinks the world will be a better place after the coronavirus pandemic than before.— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 24, 2020
TOM probably FOOLERY :The Great Realisation https://t.co/fF4yJOoJKs via @YouTube
poetry in times of joy and need...
Audre Lorde says, poetry is not a luxury. They circulate in moments of need, and moments of need are not necessarily moments of trouble. Moments of need are also moments of joy.— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 24, 2020
Why Poetry Is Having a Moment Amid the Global Quarantine https://t.co/VhXIeadnqd via @VanityFair
poetry parties online...
I could almost suffer another Zoom/Google Meet connection if a poetry party was involved...almost...— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 24, 2020
BBC News - Lockdown poetry parties 'bring families closer' https://t.co/jexcF3JQso
homeschooling on the rise?...
Brisbane mum of seven on why COVID lockdown inspired her to homeschool for good https://t.co/kJO2xUw7dk— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 24, 2020
music outdoors for anyone...
He just loves to play his piano in beautiful outdoor spaces...https://t.co/OnXLsgk98t pic.twitter.com/yi9TQnuEvp— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 24, 2020
And the lovely 80 old lady, Natalie Trayling, who plays her piano in Melbourne streets...These are real universal artists...
dolphin gifts...
Perhaps these dolphins are really missing a feeding routine initiated by humans...But within that chain, humans do feature...and so they are missed...A 'feel good' story - from the smiling creatures of the sea...— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 24, 2020
Coronavirus Australia: Dolphins leave ‘gifts’ while missing human interaction during lockdown https://t.co/4bM4V9i8EW via @newscomauHQ
sprain...
I see leaders, in various fields, whose mind flows seem to be twisted, out of synch with people...which leads me to wonder about the state of their soul...a twisted mind— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 24, 2020
mirrors
a sprained soul #microprompt 1375 sprain #haiku #micropoetry
Image: 'Sprain' - watercolour by Jennifer Tracy pic.twitter.com/5qAPOyYsK0
reverie...
reverie— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 24, 2020
some thin green
pushing through
hefty mountain rocks
willing to survive #tanka #MayTanka #MaTankaMo #5lines pic.twitter.com/yENpDRQYZA
Murray and Darling Rivers join...
Amazing...The mighty Murray and the Darling Rivers have joined for the 1st time in 2 years... https://t.co/wSGq6J3V0e— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 24, 2020
misty line...
the misty line— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 24, 2020
to tomorrow
swings away to
questions
without borders #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo #5lines https://t.co/tbT4YgYV66
'poeming'...
Writing a poem really is like refereeing a competition...where ideas unfold and shape-shift; where words compete for a place in the final musical finale...'poeming'— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 24, 2020
a frazzle of sparks
competing for
musical recognition
and belonging #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo #5lines https://t.co/IArKajiGbd
I love the journey...the experience...and almost feel a twinge of sadness when the madness is done...
writing addiction...
Writing helps me to survive other demands and pressures. When they overwhelm...I write...Then go back to duties for Rounds 2 or 3 or 4... Writing is a healthy addiction... from my point of view...But others may see procrastination sneering in the wings...— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 24, 2020
flow of life...
the flow of life— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 24, 2020
is the force
that erases
deadly
stagnation #tanka #MayTanka #natTankaMo #5lines https://t.co/GC9VEcF0E3
to-do list continued...
PASSING THOUGHT: 'To-do' list reduced by 1 - the BIG 1 - the highly-dreaded supermarket trek. Reward - scroll Twitter with soup of the day in hand - coffee. Chocolate could tempt me too. Might think about dismantling the 'to-do' list further...hmmm... What takes the least time... pic.twitter.com/U5PRiq1moX— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 24, 2020
Is There Anybody Out There...
This cover would be a winner for Pink Floyd's 'Is There Anybody Out There' from 'The Wall' album.https://t.co/JgZ6VrhgDm via @YouTube— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 23, 2020
Scrolled more posts...O what a grand feeling to be 'sucked in'... But still, the image, though a year old as I now know, would still push the Pink Floyd buttons - pandemic or no pandemic...— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 24, 2020
to-do list...
So much to do... so much to do... and so little time to do what I love...to-do list— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 23, 2020
morning light
through autumn leaves
offer
a convenient distraction #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo #5lines pic.twitter.com/3iTzjm1aMn
less Google Meet, please...
I wish I had that choice...(Not Zoom but Google Meet for me)... And more of the same this week...That face to face screen is amazingly confronting and exhausting...sighhhhh https://t.co/u5G8AgBcmS— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 23, 2020
Saturday, 23 May 2020
home office art...
chance trip to Tyabb— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 23, 2020
caused a detour to yesteryear's
home office art#vss365 detour #haiku #senryu #micropoetry pic.twitter.com/Ud1Lde4Bwo
air bridges...
— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 23, 2020
The term 'air bridges' seems to be toted mostly by the UK. (They are also called 'travel corridors'.)
Add this new terminology to 'social bubble' and 'household bubble'.
The next edition of the Macquarie Dictionary may need some intense updating...all thanks to 2020 and covid-19.
Again, I ask - For how long will these terms last, or will they quickly disappear into the museum of historical oddities...locked into a timeframe...???
Nature's popcorn...
Nature's popcorn— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 23, 2020
white pellets of ice
piled and fallen
#BraveWrite fallen #haiku pic.twitter.com/q0yONEmnqK
bad side of me...
I used to cook everything for my children...but struggled to eat any significant amounts myself...The smell of food and I somehow don't connect...Never have...Fresh food and I have far better connections...But tonight...I thought I would try some other food... Loving it...PASSING THOUGHT: Wait for it... Here comes 'bad' side of me...I intensely dislike cooking...Whew...Now I've said it in this great ISO baking madness...But tonight...I decided to order in a pizza + prawn salad...(haven't ordered in food in about 2 years either)... It's GREAT!— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 23, 2020
tottering Bookhenge...
'a kind of totttering Bookhenge' appeals to my sweetly cluttered book spirit... Ian McMillan's journey of rediscovery will be continuing...I may try the same journey... https://t.co/fFIWN8kvcb— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 23, 2020
frenzied nightmares...
frenzied nightmares— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 23, 2020
love to joust
and jive
in the dragon's jaws
of midnight... #Poetryin13 jaws #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo #5lines pic.twitter.com/d0MpFdjtyF
buddha and cobwebs...
PASSING THOUGHT: My attitude to cobwebs has changed. I have not been keen about those fine webby attachments to objects. (OK...It's the spider thought that bothers me.) But now, I Iike the extra webby adornment. It's a symbol that past and present time are together. Love buddha. pic.twitter.com/4XmLybvOpT— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 23, 2020
feet in the new world...
Foot pedals replace buttons in Bangkok mall elevator to keep coronavirus COVID-19 at bay https://t.co/gBrkZmGLJq— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 23, 2020
Melbourne spaces...
and our streets— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 23, 2020
breathe in
the night lights and rain
stifling a hunger for
friendly footsteps... #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo #5lines https://t.co/yLVWdmyjnj
broken...
PASSING THOUGHT: Those who are broken are often skilled at mending others.— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 23, 2020
Image: 'Broken' - Ed Chapeau pic.twitter.com/dCvfdXYNEF
visitor...
bathing alone in— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 23, 2020
a balmy splash of sunlight
a brief visitor#haikuchallenge brief #haiku #micropoetry pic.twitter.com/OwhPiWFz0V
sell your cleverness...
Sell your cleverness, but keep your knowledge. Buy bewilderment and transform it into curiosity. https://t.co/wn6EhFNovd— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 22, 2020
I may not be...
Such a humble leaf...bland colours and shape...yet, with a little rain...surrounding it...such beauty...I may not be— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 22, 2020
a classic beauty
but if I surround myself
with beauty
I can become...#tanka #MayTanka #naTankaMo #5lines pic.twitter.com/3pTz4BL6cV
after a season...
after a season— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 22, 2020
of heat and dust
I bow
to the gift
of rain#tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo #5lines pic.twitter.com/uWmXb74g1e
It's amazing just how versatile magpies can be...both physically, vocally and mentally...
half-lit wintry morning...
It was a cold and grey morning this morning... but the bird acapella was in full voice...half-lit wintry morning— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 22, 2020
no washboard scuffle
and monotone hum
of desperate traffic
birds command the airwaves#tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo #5lines pic.twitter.com/CNHyyf94Tt
education is not...
education is not just— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 22, 2020
the packaged classroom
it is the walk outside
what you take with you
and what else you find#tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo #5lines https://t.co/5yQL1RbP6G
I write of mountains...
her model dreams...
— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 22, 2020She may not be perfect for a model, but she is so beautifully cuddly...
She happily wandered the Dromana foreshore with her owner 2014 Australia Day...
in the mystic hours...
Grimshaw's paintings always coax a smile from my soul...like connecting with a friend...in the mystic hours— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 22, 2020
my soul treks
the trails of dreams
yearning for
clear songlines#tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo #5lines https://t.co/b5dhRyhAo4
Friday, 22 May 2020
Mr Gally...
PASSING THOUGHT - Odd flashback...I was a very shy child. My world was my books, my Little Nipper radio and my imaginary friend...Mr Gally. No idea where I picked up the name. It was some years later... My younger brother started high school. His English teacher was...Mr Gally.— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 22, 2020
in praise of a Pigorian Chant moment...
behind the news— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 22, 2020
of more
government mayhem
I feel the call of
a little night music#tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo #5lines pic.twitter.com/HOe4PGcA7q
This particular CD is not only musical, but appeals to my need for an urgent sense of humour when under stress or frustration...
And the accompanying storybook begins...
Snuggled in an overgrown valley outside an obscure town in a remote corner of an insignificant country on a forgotten continent is the non-existent farmstead of Snouto Domoinko de Silo...
And continues...
The origins of Pigchant are obscure, but scholars tell us that it dates back to before the time of Caesar Hogustus. The world has all but forgotten this, our oldest music. Yet in their ancient and echoing stone grange, the murmuring Domoinkan Pigs still calmly contemplate the Meaning of Things in their well-worn mystical and quasi-musical way.
The 9 page story, before the lyrics of the chants begin, is signed by
S.K.Boynton, Py.G
Ad Hog Historian
a cottage???...
Sebastian Piton has created houses straight out of fairy tales. Strengthened by his family heritage and experience, during his studies he was charmed by Antonio Gaudi’s softened roof curves, balconies and fantastic fireplaces.if there be such a thing as a grand cottage... https://t.co/guHhuUHLfX— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 22, 2020
softly furled petal...
Only small...but there is such a sad beauty in a petal felled by wind and rain...a softly furled petal— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 22, 2020
damp and alone
struck down
by running winds and
whirling rains
a meagre hint
of belonging to
some larger beauty
somewhere#HintFiction (25 words or less) meagre #poetry #micropoetry pic.twitter.com/TUPvNkVyf5
Macbeths...
Macbeth - a saga of presumed power and the sharp karma that comes to those who presume and assume too much...Macbeth could be anyone who is tempted by the sweet allure of glory...and then resorts to extremes, desperately trying to hang on to and own what one can only call 'fool's gold'...ambition— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 22, 2020
superstition and
murder
some Macbeths dive
into a queer spin#vss365 queer #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo #5lines pic.twitter.com/5YwyOma8SZ
Thursday, 21 May 2020
wreck...
This old boat offshore from Rosebud only seems to be really enjoyed by many birds...'There was no wreck', some boldly say. But fearful survivors know differently.— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 21, 2020
#Storyin12 wreck pic.twitter.com/HmO0RTOBgV
surreal...
driveway— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 21, 2020
soaked with rain
and street light
the real of daylight turns
surreal#tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo #5lines pic.twitter.com/88Iho6H47l
star dreaming...
star dreaming— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 21, 2020
a leap of faith
and love
earth to night-sky
songlines#tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo #5lines https://t.co/FszMbvADiZ
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