let me keep my distance...

'Let me keep my distance, always, from those
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

— Nigel Featherstone (@NGFeathers) May 22, 2020

landscapes yet to love...

I'm all for the mystery of landscapes yet to love... https://t.co/n0frAm4PAi

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 31, 2020

Winter can be the season of magical mystery...Just rug up and seek it out...There are blessings out there...

we read...

we read
we read to know
we read to know more
know more about what
we could be #tanka #MayTanka #NatankaMo https://t.co/DM1EeD9ina

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 31, 2020

Note to self - More reading is healthy...

boardwalk dawn...

boardwalk dawn
still seas and skies
keep the urban scramble
where it should be
distant #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo https://t.co/KojAgkwNwD

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 31, 2020

I have moments...

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

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...

Sunday morning...

Sunday morning
playful skies
apply the foundation
and pucker up for
a beautiful day #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo pic.twitter.com/7WFJKqNIQV

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 31, 2020

As Sunday unfolded, so did the beauty... There's nothing like natural makeup...nothing at all...

it could be...

it could be
a painting
but it's just
the sea
doing its thing #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo pic.twitter.com/daX3UtUFjv

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 31, 2020

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...

a walk by the sea
there's always
people who say
'good morning'
to anyone #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo pic.twitter.com/mOAyXfVR9A

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 31, 2020

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.

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...

fresh green
in a tired tree stump
it is quite possible
to grow anywhere
with presence #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo pic.twitter.com/L1QL1FUFFb

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 31, 2020

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... 

empathy...

empathy
the chaos
over there
I feel
right here #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo

Image Source: https://t.co/szYm4RIGk1 pic.twitter.com/gnvctJ7nPZ

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 30, 2020

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...

morning skies...

morning skies
a cluster of
powdery thoughts
hoping for
a clear face #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo pic.twitter.com/z7W8v6CJo2

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 30, 2020

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...

universal scream...

universal scream
but cleansing rains
keep coming
and the bridge
still stands #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo

Image: 'Old Bridge' - Leonid Afremov pic.twitter.com/dv7CgGsoIs

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 30, 2020

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...