secret airbnb...

secret
airbnb
my poetic soul
declares
an autumn retreat#tanka

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) March 26, 2022

Sunday colours...

Sunday colours
shining sun for
washing dark clothes#haiku

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) March 12, 2022

my poetry Sunday...

my poetry Sunday
sadly
is still sleeping#haiku #senryu

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 15, 2022

my poetry Sunday...

my poetry Sunday
the birth of
agony and ecstasy#haiku

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

sunny spring afternoon...

Beautiful, sunny spring, late afternoon in the Dromana Hills... pic.twitter.com/YdnFpVKXIm

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) November 21, 2021

busy stillness...

early evening
carpark
the sound of
busy
stillness#tanka

📷Dromana Hub carpark last Sunday evening pic.twitter.com/jGEdPaBWk4

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

my poetry day...

PASSING THOUGHT: Till now, I didn't realise that I had a special habit...Friday has been traditionally called Poet's Day - with tongue in cheek ( "Piss Off Early Tomorrow's Saturday")...
But my seriously? 'Poet's Day' is emerging as Sunday...('Poetry On Every Thoughtful Saga') pic.twitter.com/sFy6fFrJDp

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) September 26, 2021

Dan's presser draws closer...

the eerie hush
of Sunday's fog
deepens
Dan's presser
draws closer#tanka pic.twitter.com/u0IFo2AV3S

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

Sunday sounds by the Yarra...

missing
Sunday sounds
by the Yarra
music from
the soul of Melbourne #tanka
📷Hayley Anderson pic.twitter.com/R1GWs0TUxm

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

Melbourne buskers have been hit by COVID, but they are coming back...
Since Nov.2020, they're being paid $200 for a 4-hour stint in the ANZ City Vibes program.
Singing and wind instruments are banned.
A good place for buskers https://t.co/hxPpSwbUzA

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

thoughtful Sunday...

thoughtful Sunday
to rain or not to rain
to mark or not to mark school work
to read a little 'Sarum'
or a lot #tanka pic.twitter.com/x7dX8WMU4t

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) March 20, 2021

blue skies...ignore the helicopter...

After a grey skies morning, it was so lovely to see some smiling blues up there on a languid, Melbourne Sunday afternoon... I'm trying to ignore the helicopter... pic.twitter.com/XdinCToV8u

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) November 1, 2020

nervous Sunday...

nervous Sunday
post diverting Halloween
clouds cloaked in
pensive greys
hail November #tanka

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 31, 2020

past Sunday rituals...

Some Sunday rituals may not be practised any more, but many remember with nostalgic respect+maybe a twinge of loss...the morning church service, the Sunday roast for lunch (cooked by a Mum), the afternoon lazing usu. reading+in my case, the boiled egg+vegemite on toast for tea... https://t.co/PEHkLtGnnX

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 19, 2020

swinging happily in sunlight...

It must be a great day... Melbourne is moving to Step 1 in Stage 4 Lockdown... just a small step, but a step... And my neighbour has her dazzling whites happily swinging in glorious sunlight... pic.twitter.com/KWp90kZuMo

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 13, 2020

fleeting Sunday morning colours...

Fleeting colours open a very windy Sunday morning in the Dromana Hills... pic.twitter.com/VDOkRBLgha

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 29, 2020

beside a Sunday fire...

I am beside my Sunday fire.

In here, it is warm and civilised.
But out there, in the gumtree hills, out with Old Amos, the wind is relentless and tough.

Old Amos told me the animals are on edge...

He understands them and August. pic.twitter.com/qClHjNDWv1

— Tim Mallon (@PatMalo85776814) August 23, 2020

Knowing a rather chaotic week looms - more parent-teacher interviews

 +

letting an online friend go today to reduce anxiety,

 the thought of a quiet fire is indeed a welcome touch of civilised connection and peace...