on the roof...

on the roof
maybe a very still
black crow
maybe a lost
black shoe#tanka #NaPoWriMo2021

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) April 29, 2021

the moon and I...

I tiredly shared
silent
scrambled thoughts
with the moon and
we sailed on#tanka #NaPoWriMo2021

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) April 28, 2021

inspiration...

inspiration
locked in
the whirlwind of
a cluttered
workday#tanka #NaPoWriMo2021

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) April 27, 2021

empty winter beach...

empty winter beach
but one man
walks the sands
his wife's picture
tucked under his arm#tanka #NaPoWriMo2021

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) April 25, 2021

Twity

dawn's frail light...

dawn's frail light
the old couple
lovingly takes
their ageing dog
for a gentle walk#tanka #NaPoWriMo2021

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) April 25, 2021

raindrops...

raindrops
the ephemeral art
of impulse#haiku #NaPoWriMo2021 pic.twitter.com/t2wx3CmjiN

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) April 24, 2021

Anzac Day morning...

Anzac Day morning
rain clouds are
broken with
hints
of light#tanka #NaPoWriMo2021 pic.twitter.com/bfSbe4p4KL

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) April 24, 2021

Sunday night cringe...

the Sunday night
cringe
is rising
Monday's baggage
feels ominous#tanka #NaPoWriMo2021 pic.twitter.com/p4X92M0F9a

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) April 18, 2021

*** Just wishing all teachers a 'gentle' first day back at school tomorrow...💜🙏💜🙏💜🙏💜🙏
Breathe deep and slow...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) April 18, 2021

in the Murraylands...

in the Murraylands
old Gulpilil
tiredly watches
his river
roll on#tanka #NaPoWriMo2021 pic.twitter.com/j2D2rAA9K7

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) April 17, 2021

*This tanka is in response to SBS Ernie Dingo's 'Going Places' - Friday 16.4.21 at 10:10pm 

programmes and marking...

too many programmes
too much marking
Monday's noise
smirks
in the wings#tanka #NaPoWriMo2021 pic.twitter.com/sCj6JFnsJO

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) April 17, 2021

wintry autumn evening...

wintry
autumn evening
my darkness
hums
a velvet silence#tanka #NaPoWriMo2021

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) April 16, 2021

business cards...

business cards
a snapshot
formula for
ideal
profile data#tanka #NaPoWriMo pic.twitter.com/fvlmzWPAXC

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) April 15, 2021

quiet magic of morning colours...

quiet magic
of morning colours
role modelling
my hope for
personal weather#tanka #NaPoWriMo2021 pic.twitter.com/o4Y0UxecQj

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) April 14, 2021

icy grains of hail...

icy grains of hail
some reflections
are needled with
shards
of pain#tanka #NaPoWriMo2021 pic.twitter.com/MBZKTjlDcR

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) April 10, 2021

a long and deep roll of thunder...

out there
in the dark rain
a long and deep
roll of thunder
grumbles#tanka #NaPoWriMo2021

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) April 10, 2021

road trip adventures...

road trip
adventures
my mind drives to
outback wonders
on the Google network#tanka #NaPoWriMo2021

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) April 9, 2021

fiddlers on the roof...

fiddlers on the roof
clouds
fine-tune
the symphony
of morning rains #tanka #NaPoWriMo2021

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) April 8, 2021

budding ballet dreams...

autumn reverie
budding ballet dreams
on track#NRRTG #haiku #NaPoWriMo2021

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) April 8, 2021

mid morning mist...

mid-morning mist
still tarries
broadcasting
Mother Nature's
erasion skills#tanka #NaPoWriMo2021

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) April 8, 2021

just beyond my mainland...

just beyond
my mainland
floats
my other world
of wonder#tanka #NaPoWriMo2021 https://t.co/LmUYSVO7iD

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) April 7, 2021