Merryneum...

❤️❤️MERRYNEUM...
Love the sense of lingering Christmas and not quite new just yet... ❤️❤️ https://t.co/OebQrg0Kha pic.twitter.com/MSCpEEuiSv

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 27, 2020

forest garden...

2 acre Forest Garden in England With 500 Edible Plants Requires Only a Few Hours of Work Per Month
Trees protect more delicate edible plants from the elements and extreme weather + they provide nutrients, water, pest control and pollination services. https://t.co/Opm0069wWk

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 27, 2020

shredding...

a new rhythm
a kind of music
shredding
old bills
old lifetimes #tanka pic.twitter.com/pqcx2W4HHa

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 27, 2020

holiday percussion...

relentless freeway whirr
and lawnmower buzz
holiday percussion
no residents
applaud #tanka

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 26, 2020

long-nosed dragon...

Such a self-assured pose-I am what I am...
(note to self)
This species has been classified as Lophognathus, Physignathus, Gemmatophora, and Amphibolurus. Now it has been placed in the newly-constructed genus Gowidon.
And long nose? Look at the long tail...https://t.co/7FdGhUUnwD https://t.co/urdGXsAc5b

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 26, 2020

evolving into the new year...

Very encouraging... I am working on the evolving...I love writing and poetry and photography...Now extending those 'arts' to sketching...starting with the rookie stage... https://t.co/4vQdl7OAxL

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 26, 2020

distant drops of sunshine...

It's a grey and moody morning on my peninsula, so wild drops of sunshine (though distant) are most welcome... pic.twitter.com/ZqrEptmYLL

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 26, 2020

a sleeping furball and a painting...

My little furball loves to spend some sleeping time near this precious painting...
(Still using my old tired Canon camera...But it will suffice for now) pic.twitter.com/ZDSvHIQzuO

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 26, 2020

A World of Calm...

Still drifting with SBS' 'A World of Calm', screens for 30mins nightly (no ads). First, Nicole Kidman narrated the flight of birds+last night, Prianka Chopra meditated on the art of chocolate beginnings...Re-read Rob Cairns' beautiful chapbook 'This Peace'...a healing journey🙏 pic.twitter.com/hxuOsYnVIe

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 26, 2020

this peace by Robyn Cairns
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Rob Cairns' this peace poetically highlights features of a journey we all take, either consciously or subconsciously...seeking that elusive, maybe utopian light we like to understand embodies our personal concept of peace...That peace maybe scrambled with grey and crossed wires. It may even be a little scarred with an industrial skyline or rust. But somewhere, if we take the time to notice, there is the zen glide of a pelican uplifting us and trees regenerating us. For me, Rob's journey is fragmented, halting...short poems connect loosely...The Mungo interlude seems stark, as if not quite the indulgence I expected for an ancient dreaming place...But this is Rob's journey...not mine...I borrow what is meaningful to me, and remember classrooms must have daydream windows. (After all, I am a teacher.)

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