when the sadness swirls to pain...

when the sadness
swirls to pain
drench the mind
and heart
in soul music#tanka pic.twitter.com/wh5BNjtrwL

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 6, 2021

Gurrumul - 'Wiyathul' ...

Take a little time out in the Gurrumul universe...
Jean Corbett - 'Once in a while a voice can touch your soul.'

Gurrumul - Wiyathul (Live 2008) https://t.co/vvZYW0akiD via @YouTube

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 6, 2021

sprigs of stars...

sprigs of stars
earth's
twinkling
moments
by daylight #tanka pic.twitter.com/y0xgthcfRd

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 6, 2021

ablaze with beauty...

ablaze
with beauty
a spring
corroboree
sunbathes #tanka pic.twitter.com/05crMSiXfH

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 6, 2021

somewhere out there...

somewhere
out there
someone's song
is playing
for me#tanka pic.twitter.com/rfADK1unMS

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 6, 2021

passing morning warmth...

passing
morning warmth
a dove
bathes in
the moment #tanka pic.twitter.com/tsUQsFDbpC

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 6, 2021

we're a team...

we're a team
let's hang in
let's keep
our colours
flying#tanka

*Dedicated to all those resilient Victorians out there...We can do this... pic.twitter.com/Anb4DvSQa4

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 5, 2021

up high on the beams...

up high
on the beams
the light of
his morning
taps on#tanka pic.twitter.com/9YW2MLPUpt

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 5, 2021