let it go...

Always have loved Leunig... especially his earlier cartoons...aaah Mr Curly and that inimitable duck... But the cartoon below must be high on my list of favourites... It is jaunty, devil-may-care and so very simply uplifting... https://t.co/ez8iQ7pbve

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 14, 2020

P.S. I have also found Leunig's cartoons a great source for helping secondary students recognise, and form an understanding of, satire...

Natalie and her piano...

A story of stories...a living Melbourne treasure...Natalie plays on the streets because 'It's something that's nothing to do with money'. For her, speaking of her ongoing closeness to departed family members, death is not 'the end'... 'Nothing has changed. It's just re-arranged.' https://t.co/xVkJ8ccCPi

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 14, 2020

Her full name is Natalie Trayling.
'Melbourne’s love affair with Natalie Trayling began in the 1990s when she wandered into the David Jones department store one day and began to play its grand piano.' - 'The Australian' - July 13, 2019.

This musical piece below was composed between the age of 13 and 14 and finished some years later.

    

Natalie's YouTube channel is maintained by her son Matthew.

the universe and coffee...

After all, the universe is the seer of seers... https://t.co/wgU8Pko1vf

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 14, 2020

Sometimes it's best to leave
the revolutions of time
to one who knows time best...

steampunk rabbit...

I don't really know why I love it ... but I do... I can only explain with a smile... https://t.co/ImxchHr5J1

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 13, 2020

A little quirky always generates a little smile or two...

in praise of winter...

Winter is the season of soft lights and hibernating souls...a dreaming season... https://t.co/oiEiGjAeZv

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 13, 2020

Winter may be the season of cold outdoors...
But bring some warm inner light
and the view
can be quite cosy...

beauty of a child...

Young ones can demonstrate what unconditional love is really all about...without feeling a need to polish the ego and publicise the fact... dance as if nobody is watching... So tender and beautiful... https://t.co/H9tIj6bYMu

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 13, 2020

As soon as I saw this image
I felt the feeling...
the bond
so close...
needing no words...

peeling bark...

staunch street sentinel
sheds yesterday's bark
new beauty
rises from
the sculptor's hands #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo #5lines pic.twitter.com/fdPhPr7svX

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 13, 2020

I have always been enchanted by the multiple layers of beauty
of peeling bark...
new beauty...
almost every day...

through sun and shadow...

through sun and shadow
unwavering
paced precision means
wait
I'm on my way #tanka #NaTankaMo #MayTanka #5lines pic.twitter.com/RirzLNxQoj

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 13, 2020

Shaddie is a paradox...

she can wait forever at an open door
deciding whether she wants
to stay in or go out...
the halfway option can often last 15 minutes or more...

and yet,

when need and curiosity kick in...
her determination in her movement
is unmistakeable...

plant with attitude?...

In your own neighbourhood...there can be wonders...On a recent brief walk, I saw this plant by a neighbour's driveway... My first thought was it reminded me of a doll...or maybe a scarecrow in a crinoline dress...or maybe nature's voodoo doll...(Remote learning vertigo maybe) pic.twitter.com/m2CYt44CAU

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 13, 2020

I passed this plant twice on my brief walk recently...
there and back...

each time it struck me
with impressions and symbolism...

poor plant...so alone...

but maybe the plant enjoyed
being grounded in its own special identity...

with no competition...

Auroras and Blossoms...

Only three days left to submit your poetry for potential inclusion in our special NaPoWriMo anthology!

Send us your most positive / uplifting poems. One piece is free.

Our guidelines are located at https://t.co/uXHYvqUdcI. We look forward to reading you!

— Auroras & Blossoms Poetry Journal (@BlossomsPoetry) May 12, 2020

Thanks ever so much for tagging me Cendrine...My attention was captured and I have responded... https://t.co/t98IV6BElY

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 13, 2020

Was it only May 5 when I featured on the Auroras and Blossoms Poetry Journal blog...HERE 

There is a small hope my poetry may travel and reach someone's soul...