steampunk factory...

steampunk factory
a garden of
synchronised
syncopated
pleasures #tanka https://t.co/SNQLIwDihi

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 8, 2020

to Crooked Tree...

@InceptiveJ I so love your header image. Surreal and real. A wonderful recipe for magic. pic.twitter.com/SBNAUgOB0s

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 8, 2020

The 'Rain Heron'...

Not often I feel driven to read a book, based on a brief, online extract. But 'The Rain Heron' sounds like the birth of an exciting new world of literature. Publication 2nd June...hot off the press. https://t.co/xUIRkDTOKW

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 8, 2020

To think, a book only just published already has inspired street art. That's a higher endorsement than being a groupie. https://t.co/rA27fyTLJ8

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 8, 2020

evening light...

evening light
urban columns pale
in the rosy blush
of a marina's
grand presence #tanka https://t.co/FgHTWIvmDj

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 8, 2020

a beach is not just all about sand...

a beach is not
just all about sand
it could be
where some plants
find a special haven #tanka https://t.co/oiw5C7JwrQ

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 8, 2020

pebble challenge...

a pebble challenge
a few lines
a few spaces
and voila
tic tac toe #tanka https://t.co/hHOntXKScy

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 8, 2020

I could have gone out today...

PASSING THOUGHT: I could have gone out today, enjoyed the winter sunshine. But something stopped me. It's like a fear not just of being around people, but a fear of being out at all. More comfortable with my own trees and my own sky. They know me. pic.twitter.com/QAouRwDhrV

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 8, 2020

a gingerbread nook...

a gingerbread nook
in a candlelit space
far from
the claws
of the madding crowd https://t.co/8NrSeBI0YH

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 8, 2020

a sacred place can be...

a sacred place can be
on the earth
in the earth
on the mind
in the spirit #tanka https://t.co/TOtyQoaksd

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 8, 2020

hangover of choice...

hangover of choice: the smell of old books https://t.co/O4Ft1ZXXHn

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 8, 2020

One bookshop experience I will never forget is my time spent at Berkelouw's Book Barn, Berrima     on the south coast of New South Wales.  Many holidays involved a necessary visit there. The bookshop was in the midst of fields...You could park your car and not be surprised to find a cow watching you right outside, (on Bendooley Estate). The bookshop was like a huge rambling ranch style house with a loft. (Since those days, it has now been upgraded to include a cafe.) I loved to visit Berkelouw's in winter. An armchair and the cosy roaring log fire was the place to settle while you browsed your book selection. And yes...the myriad scents of pre-loved books permeated everywhere...

reality check...

reality check
if little puffins
can brave and explore
the big unknown
so can we #tanka https://t.co/v2drOswxkg

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 8, 2020

trusting mothers...

This news is really quite sad. Mothers believe they help children with information, opinions + advice that is not theirs to own or prove. Too trusting of too many who don't deserve trust.

mother-strapped
ready-made advice
mocks the integrity
of sender and
receiver #tanka https://t.co/3pH7rBw96E

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 7, 2020

tree with a view...

tree with a view
just two wheels
have enough guts
to reach that one horizon
for two #tanka https://t.co/pJOks3Ms6e

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 7, 2020

morning munchies...

morning munchies
cockatoo injects
his mischief energy
with a few
autumn tidbits #tanka pic.twitter.com/fOVeUpdH2A

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 7, 2020