your birthday slipped by...

your birthday
slipped by
washed
a weighty load
of dark clothes#tanka

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 18, 2022

morning smile courtesy of some memory plaques...

A memory plaque to welcome the morning with a possible smile or two... https://t.co/IFNBHg5hGC

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

It is! The footpath runs next to his old house, which he'd called Farkham Hall. The new owners have taken down the hideous, tall fence by the footpath, renamed the house, and (I think) put up this memorial bench. Good on them.

— Mary Ann Lund (@BurtonsAnatomy) December 27, 2021

Dorset. The Maggs family made Mills bombs in the second World war.

— Mary Ann Lund (@BurtonsAnatomy) December 27, 2021

Perhaps this memory plaque is worth another morning smile? https://t.co/6pW1yj5c53

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

mural memorial to Sean Lock...

Hugh has beautifully captured that intense look of Sean's eyes...
Fantastic memorial to an iconic entertainer of our times... https://t.co/hMDSVR8lWl

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) September 12, 2021

remembering Ray Bradbury...

Never felt 'connected' to 'science fiction' (sorry H.G.Wells) until I read work by this guy...Why? Bradbury goes beyond science fiction...a kind of teasing, taunting, surrealism...
My lingering favourites ='Dandelion Wine'+'The Day It Rained Forever'+'A Sound of Thunder' ... https://t.co/a1X0jHLLE0

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) August 23, 2021

a tribute to Sean Lock...

This amazing comedian had a sense of humour that crossed geographical borders+connected with people world-wide. That's an extraordinary gift. I will never forget how his eyes sparkled+'grew' as he launched into narrative...and his side chuckles...An absolute winner...A legend...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) August 19, 2021

the story goes on...

Each year I write one post on my blog 'Zanzibar's Songlines'...I have tried to maintain that momentum since 2009...It's a fanciful blog, but it has a thoughtful message or two...Here is today's post...https://t.co/T231Mnd24r pic.twitter.com/zZy1FiS9ho

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

Chad Boseman's legacy...

Black Panther actor Chadwick Boseman has died after a four-year fight with colon cancer, his family said. Chadwick Baseman was fortunate to have his tuition paid for by Denzel Washington, he once said "there is no black Panther without Denzel Washington" .
Rest in Peace Chad 🕊 pic.twitter.com/llZDFJJ2bs

— folake Salaudeen Aibana (@FolakeSalaudeen) August 29, 2020

What a powerful, emotional and inspirational acceptance speech by #ChadBoseman He is gone but his legacy will live on #changetheworld #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/yp86zlQleJ

— Floella Benjamin (@FloellaBenjamin) August 29, 2020

Let's talk about what Chad Boseman must've had to do to get his body in peak physical condition, to look like this, while fighting cancer. Having all of the tribes celebrate him here hits differently now. https://t.co/g8uFT0FByp

— April (@ReignOfApril) August 29, 2020

I thought Chad Boseman being skinny was for a movie. He was gonna play the first black samurai. Now I know it was him running out of time. It’s just so sad yet endearing that he dedicated so much time to his craft even while he was hurting just to entertain us. Forever a legend.

— Thought Guru (@MannLightfoot) August 29, 2020

RIP. It's remarkable that while Boseman was fighting colon cancer he filmed 5 different action-packed movies, not to mention Chadwick promoted all his work but it was barely known that he often visited sick children in hospitals. Chad merits 2 be tagged w/term 'King' #RIPChadwick pic.twitter.com/nWQbR3fJGq

— JeSuisCH🏒BleuBlancRouge (@HabsHappy) August 29, 2020

The fact that Chadwick Boseman was visiting and empowering children at St. Judes in 2018 knowing that he was fighting the same battle as well is just heartbreaking and just shows what a stand up guy he really was. pic.twitter.com/vuqG5TyRTM

— Chad is bored. (@chadisbird) August 29, 2020

I was floored by the humility of the man. Most actors I know (sadly myself included) would likely be puffed-up and full of their own awesomeness — not Chad. His Soul would never let his Ego win the Battle.

That is what kind of man Chadwick Boseman was.

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— W. Earl Brown (@WEarlBrown) August 29, 2020

Chad Boseman certainly is a multi-talented role model...He is a role model for all ages, (not was), because his legacy lives on... https://t.co/aJ6vM2r2Q9

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 29, 2020

Wow! that’s fabulous! Any chance you still have some of the poems?
I am totally Egypto-centric (and drat those Sumerians who think they invented everything, even if they did!)
No wonder Mr. Boseman could impart so much to his role of the Black Panther.

He sails in Ra’s boat.

— NoctisEqui (@equi_noctis) August 29, 2020

I think that work became his stage production Hieroglyphic Graffitti https://t.co/G64b4DxwNl

— Kara Cooney (@KaraCooney) August 29, 2020

I didn’t know Chadwick Boseman was at Howard in 1999. I was teaching there that year. I didn’t know he did hip hop theater and African studies there. So it had to be that amazing student with a smile like nothing else. It freaked me out to figure it out from his obituary.

— Kara Cooney (@KaraCooney) August 29, 2020

Now that I think back to 1999 at Howard, and read that Chadwick Boseman studied Afrocentrism, I think he was the awesome kid who asked me on my first day teaching ever “Were the ancient Egyptians black?”

— Kara Cooney (@KaraCooney) August 29, 2020

“When God has something for you, it doesn’t matter who stands against it.”

—— Chadwick Boseman pic.twitter.com/GhwPGKI9lH

— Ahmed Ali (@MrAhmednurAli) August 29, 2020