little old church...

little old church
of stone
by the sea
paints a gentle escape
for anyone #tanka https://t.co/07UxryyxuR

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 5, 2020

St Baglan's is on the west coast of the British Isles in Wales.
Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowden is buried here in the family plot.

a chip off the old block...

a chip
off the old block
remember
the songlines
in our dreaming #tanka https://t.co/DoZaqN4puW

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 5, 2020

Immediately I thought of the interesting songlines in the patterns of Aboriginal dreaming...

snapshot on a pebble...

snapshot
on a pebble
a dolphin
peeking
above a rock #tanka https://t.co/VBBz8nwulg

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 5, 2020

pebble pattern...

pebble pattern
wonder sees
a fairy ring
fossilised
on a turtle shell #tanka https://t.co/0VKqsuCV9h

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 5, 2020

Always love the amazing shapes, patterns and textures of pebbles... never under-estimate small wonders...

pebble of the day...

one pebble
small
but a whorl of life
centred in
its own strength #tanka https://t.co/1QeAApz3Pb

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 5, 2020

come tell me...

The poem was written by Brazilian poet Adriano Yamamoto. The original is in Portuguese and the English translation is by Staci Lys. Staci was born in Vancouver, Canada and she lived in Brazil for 17years. pic.twitter.com/p5m1VwPkZl

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 5, 2020

I am always intrigued by poetry crafted outside my own landscapes...