I could be a willow...

Lyrical thoughts with so much gritty substance...
I've always imagined, in some alternative life, that I am a tree...a willow...one that loves to share the beauty of water... https://t.co/m4OftNLlhi

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 26, 2022

wild evening party...

wild rush of
an evening party
frenzied winds
spin leaves in
a manic dance#tanka

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 13, 2021

wonder of new growth...

celebration
the wonder of
new growth#haiku pic.twitter.com/g4suB5cRP0

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

symphony of piccolos...

gentle rain
on leaves
Nature's
symphony of
piccolos#tanka pic.twitter.com/aDtGkdo3rM

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

the colours of rain...

the colours
of rain
humble life
claims
the limelight #tanka pic.twitter.com/puAR7RzIso

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

flying leaves mystery...

Just saw a mystery happening right before my very eyes...
Leaves flying down from the roof guttering...
Patiently I waited and watched...
A little head bobbed out...my little blackbird friend... clearing the gutters - a job my landlord still hasn't done...
Keep right on friend... pic.twitter.com/pPgHPT4OeN

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

lockdown day 3...

Victoria Lockdown Day 3:
4°C early this morning with stunning dawn skies...
Now 11°C and beautiful sunlight...
Autumn leaves glowed...
This is going to be an indulgent reading day outside + chocolate... pic.twitter.com/y6s19BHjM2

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) May 30, 2021

wind-strewn...

wind-strewn
autumn road
wild leaves
scurry
in mouse mode #tanka

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

tones of morning...

tones of morning
autumn leaves
draped in
a gauzy blur of
drifting mist#tanka #NaPoWriMo2021

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

a faint whisker of sunlight...

a faint whisker
of sunlight
dreaming
on autumn leaves
a lone rosella#tanka #NaPoWriMo2021 pic.twitter.com/9FEvRIZUAb

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

leaf sweeping...

autumn morning
spiked with ice
leaf sweeping offers
a viable
warm-up #tanka

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

Olinda in autumn...

vibrant grace
of autumn leaves
when fickle winds and
glowing colours
dance #tanka https://t.co/GKaTFs0yqn pic.twitter.com/ptuoh06Pji

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) March 11, 2021

sway of feathery greens...

a sway of
feathery greens
secret whispers
of nature's
windchimes #tanka pic.twitter.com/TA2RwgZTGj

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

great afternoon spring shadows...

Great to see enough Melbourne afternoon sunshine to cast some sharp shadow patterns
+ an unexpected cobweb for a bonus... pic.twitter.com/TyhztPJWs4

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) November 2, 2020

Humble leaves can cast some magical shadow patterns in the afternoon sunlight too... pic.twitter.com/1MzW8DEEOn

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) November 2, 2020

in the far mists...

in the far mists
some trees
softly crimp
rolling slopes but
autumn reds are near
#tanka

Woodblock print by Shufu Miyamoto 宮本秋風 (Japan, b. 1950) 'Autumn Leaves'. He specialises in romantic, dreamlike views of water, mist and hazy atmospheres. https://t.co/2mscFLztPD

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 28, 2020

tiny broken eggshell...

tiny broken eggshell
of palest blue
in a bed of old leaves
a sign of past life
or new #tanka pic.twitter.com/KfkK3Ago6S

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 28, 2020

Spring zing...

There is a beautiful 'Spring zing' in Melbourne's air today...You can see it...You can feel it... Love the radiant blue of skies in your photo...

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 21, 2020

lone autumn leaf...

A lone autumn leaf still lingers through winter on my liquidamber... pic.twitter.com/CXgwsAcyLD

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 1, 2020

Saw this lone, glowing leaf this morning just before I set off for my walk...
It brought a smile...

fallen leaves and survival...

I have a small silver car.
Today the windscreen was concealed in fallen leaves. The car became a kind of cocoon.
I drove very slowly so the leaves wouldn't peel off in the cold wind.
It felt lovely being hidden by the leaves.
1/3

— Tim Mallon (@PatMalo85776814) June 11, 2020

I decided to stop the car and look at the leaf.
I wondered why it was the one that survived. pic.twitter.com/6QcEOY6mO8

— Tim Mallon (@PatMalo85776814) June 11, 2020

Philosophy is not all about fancy dogma. Perhaps the most enigmatic philosophy is bound up in the persistent, apparently simple questions of life...Those questions tease through time...

But then...on further thought...do we really need to know the answer to the 'simple' question?...Will the answer be a fixed response or a variable? Indeed, is the question so very simple after all... a kind of wolf in sheep's clothing?...

Or is it enough to just slow down awhile, and let the question itself be the answer to finding inner peace?...

to-do list...

to-do list
morning light
through autumn leaves
offer
a convenient distraction #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo #5lines pic.twitter.com/3iTzjm1aMn

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 23, 2020

So much to do... so much to do... and so little time to do what I love...