fragmented...

fragmented
a piece of
coastline
finds beauty in
its own identity #tanka

Image: London Bridge Ocean Beach, Portsea, Mornington Peninsula pic.twitter.com/4INMbasQm3

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 24, 2020

a curved trail...

a curved trail
by the sea
inspires
the will
to keep walking #tanka
Image: Winding walkway by Port Phillip Bay at Portsea pic.twitter.com/x4VxfV3Cal

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 24, 2020

wildlife on the wander...

wildlife
on the wander
curiosity
teamed with
innocence #tanka https://t.co/GnZ2gISlad

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 24, 2020

the stairway to heaven...

the stairway
to heaven
is best climbed
when humans and wildlife
walk hand in hand #tanka
Image from Shaun Tan's 'Tales From the Inner City' https://t.co/godUP6GfsM

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 24, 2020

a baby squirrel...

How beautiful is this ... an impromptu soliloquy...(in spite of the nearby mic)

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 24, 2020

somewhere...

somewhere
in the dark rain
kookaburras
share
the last laugh #tanka pic.twitter.com/IMOPjLEZgR

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 24, 2020

the bookstore...

book art
a lighthouse
freely sharing
high and deep
world views #tanka
Muhcine Ennou - 'The Bookstore' - CGI pic.twitter.com/LC0wWFeiEm

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 24, 2020

from a filtered, comfortable space...

from a filtered
comfortable
space
desert sands
seem friendly #tanka
Muhcine Ennou - 'The Desert Bedroom' - CGI pic.twitter.com/nS52WBLdov

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 24, 2020

oasis...

oasis
in a barren world
steaming coffee
food and
electrified light #tanka
Image: 'The Cafe at Night' CGI - (Computer-Generated Imagery) https://t.co/S8UuWx7yrn

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 24, 2020

Muhcine Ennou was born in Morocco but lives in Holland...The image above was generated in 2020...Most of Ennou's images are part of a series he calls Melting Pot - where identity and culture, old and new clash...His images are more than a photo, they are a narrative of the moment...

crazy paving...

crazy paving
can brighten
your bland walkway
here's a pebble view of
your imagination #tanka https://t.co/TBzDygxMvY

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 24, 2020

great books in haiku...

PASSING THOUGHT: It's time to step away from the heavier reads... I'm tasting 'One Hundred Great Books in Haiku' by David Bader...It's certainly different...from Chaucer to Ernest Hemingway...from Chekhov to T.S.Eliot... pic.twitter.com/hCm3ypLwwq

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 24, 2020

3rd book of Goodreads Reading Challenge 2020...

5 of 5 stars to A Blade of Grass by Lewis DeSoto https://t.co/OBsLzMIMFh

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 24, 2020

first she must wash the seeds
she will grow
what she does not as yet grow
this is a land of separations
between veldt and cultivated
between wild and domestic
between black and white

MORE of my poetic review of 'A Blade of Grass'
on my blog https://t.co/fE4vSd3w3o pic.twitter.com/cLctnheIsv

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 24, 2020

not another yesterday?...

PASSING THOUGHT: I hoped today would be another yesterday... the winter sunshine on the verandah and reading... But 2 parts of that scenario are missing (this is Melbourne) ... So I'll succumb to finding new pleasures in my armchair by the window and carry on reading... pic.twitter.com/f7UEqx4zhm

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 23, 2020

tiny tiles of living...

tiny tiles
of living
mosaic shapes
and colours
slot together #tanka https://t.co/dYE9yZPhPO

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 23, 2020

is this the way the world ends...

is this
the way the world
ends
not with howling winds
but a whimpering tree #tanka https://t.co/GidaOOTqvI

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 23, 2020

in the quiet place...

in the quiet place
of yesterdays
passing leaves
settle on
passing memories #tanka https://t.co/KhFLCs7ET3

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 23, 2020