the peninsula has spoken...

Woo...This is my peninsula world...I live but a stone's throw from Balnarring...Happy dance that Bolt was rattled...The peninsula has spoken...😀👍

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) April 14, 2022

my poetic mojo...

PASSING THOUGHT: Somehow, my poetic mojo is no match for the current political scrum...😒

a wimpy bleat
some stormy realities
are too real#haiku

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) April 14, 2022

my political silence...

PASSING THOUGHT: So tempted to break my political comments' silence over these 6 weeks of electioneering.
It's only Day 3,+here I am struggling already not to explode. But I'm tough. Perhaps I should avoid scrolling Twitter comments...Maybe...Nah...I didn't promise not to scroll

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) April 13, 2022

no political grunts and groans for 6 weeks?...

PASSING THOUGHT: I'm going to try very hard to keep all my political grunts+groans to myself over the next 6 weeks...I won't add to the guaranteed, imminent Twitter stockpile...Instead, I'll reminisce on my old world+then share my new world in the Riverina, NSW...
(+ Wordle)😀...

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) April 11, 2022

dark thoughts...dark grief...

dark thoughts
dark grief
too many politicians
sell their souls
to the highest bidders#tanka

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

tides of Australian politics...

PASSING THOUGHT: Never have I been so 'tuned-in' to the tides of Australian politics. Once, I couldn't name state premiers. I can now. Why? The grassroots quality of life is saturated with politicians' entitled ambitions. We're an afterthought...
We must vote for one who cares...

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

political flood of grizzles and gripes...

PASSING THOUGHT: I'm almost bursting. So tempted to join the political flood of grizzles and gripes.
But instead, I'll carefully make a wish...
May this Australian government never deck the halls of history with pomp and ceremony...
May it simply dissolve and melt...
And soon...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 11, 2022

vacant lot...

vacant lot
political fences
seem irrelevant#haiku

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 11, 2022

political anxiety...

PASSING THOUGHT: My poor poetic spirit has unwillingly succumbed to political saturation...
Political anxiety seems to be a rising force these days...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 9, 2022

healthy motions...

O yes...A good morning wake-up call...
Nothing worse than a politician who has not passed regular, healthy motions... https://t.co/f1DSbGW0NG

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 24, 2022

the A-team in Victoria...

I ♥️ them. 🙌🏼

Brett is the same age as ScoMo! 😱

🍇One's a fine wine, the other rancid vinegar. Hahaha. 😂

— Aisle LTN🍒 (@ALTNyulaszi) January 22, 2022

Foley's special brand of humour...

“Signature soothing savagery”. Champagne prose, love it!

— Tom TheTabbyCat (@TThetabbycat) January 6, 2022

Marty always brings the smack down and they're on the floor before they even know he's taken aim at them 😂

— PRGuy (@PRGuy17) January 6, 2022

political and health pressures...

cruel storm
political and health pressures
clash#haiku #senryu pic.twitter.com/PtSnKreBZX

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 5, 2022

new political world in Australia 2022?...

So refreshing to see a federal leader making an effort to demonstrate understanding of peoples' (perhaps less than 'ideal') lives...Empathy is there...
You give us hope, Albo, that you could not only guide but support all Australians...
Give us hope+we will return the favour...

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

the impulsive, political economy game...

The impulsive, political economy game can blindside the health, the stability of the economy... #domicronparadox #domicron #dope
Some politicians play a dark chess game... #auspol

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

female Labor candidates...

Good to see that a number of female Labor candidates stepping up in Victorian electorates. Greg Hunt's Flinders electorate has Subhi Snowball...Recently, to connect with her electorate, she invited residents to meet her @ the Pig and Whistle Restaurant, Arthurs Seat...,

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 4, 2021

Labor candidate for Flinders...

Surbhi Snowball, Labor's candidate for Flinders, (Greg Hunt's seat), came to Australia as a 20year old+moved to the peninsula 5 years ago. She grew up in Mauritius, India + Zimbabwe.https://t.co/DDjqQvttUm pic.twitter.com/xZqNsdVq73

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 4, 2021

David Milner's latest 'ouch'...

The state of Australian federal politics, David Milner's uncut version.
Notice the introductory spew of alliteration:
'a rapey, racist, rorty rabble', describing 'Canberra's disease' in the political chambers of power so graphically.
It's worth a read... https://t.co/Or6FP81fAU pic.twitter.com/UcjV3t7I1N

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 3, 2021

Utterly brilliant as always...
For me, the standout comment: 'We are a nation entrapped by the myths we tell ourselves about ourselves... We are conditioned to love our coal and disdain our brains.'
Overall, the article = a fantastic 'ouch', scorching a burnt political desert.👏

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 3, 2021

I normally cherry-pick one or two sentences from your piece to retweet but this week’s entry is overladen with exquisite gems and excoriating truth-bombs. It must simply be read in its entirety as a magnum opus.

— Queen Cersei (@QueenCerseiX) December 3, 2021

I wouldn't wish Morrison merry syphilis, so Albo is a much bigger man than I.

— Claude Tozer (@claudetozer) December 3, 2021

daily threads...

daily threads
the tragi-comedy of
politics and hashtags#haiku pic.twitter.com/hCWPWbblGm

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

new virus response...

But the economy will suffer if we stop travel to and from Africa...We must protect the health of our economy...Can't make hasty decisions just yet when the economy may take a nasty hit...But don't worry...Australia is watching...We'll see what the US does first...No worries...

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