Marketing campaign by German chocolate brand Hildebrand’s. In time for the turn of 20th century, the chocolatier commissioned 12 postcards predicting what life would be like in 100 years. A card was placed in each box of chocolate. https://t.co/4luLkWuY68 https://t.co/VddZD3mDNC— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 15, 2020
Connecting moments in my peninsula world, my Australia and beyond...Whatever speaks to my thalassophile soul in these tidal days...
Friday, 15 May 2020
chocolate marketing campaign...
poetry opens doors...
'Poetry opens doors that you didn't even know existed, the ones you can only see when you sink into life.' - Jennifer Williamson. https://t.co/k7bW3KBfVi— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 15, 2020
being shy...being a writer...
“Most novelists are at the shy end of the spectrum—sly watchers of life rather than noisy graspers of it,” novelist Patrick Gale wrote in 'The Guardian'. “Many of us have had to overcome that and develop a performative persona behind which the sly watcher can continue to lurk.” https://t.co/ApncyS2YpK— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 15, 2020
spirit of freedom...
My love affair with Leunig's cartoons is endless...our patched balloon— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 15, 2020
we must accept that
our spirit of freedom is
soon prey to
the winds of chance#thurds soon #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo #5lines https://t.co/J1ypDaznmf
They always challenge and inspire...
Sometimes...unexpectedly...
our timeline...
our timeline is crammed— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 15, 2020
with critical
life-changing dates
2020 awaits
the final verdict#vsspoem #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo #5lines pic.twitter.com/pdoSboHloG
NOTE: I took this photo in November 2019. The 'new look' is supposed to involve a cafe + boat and paddleboard? hire...It still hasn't happened... Blame covid-19????
old stables and coach house...
Coolart is an amazing place to wander at Somers on the Mornington Peninsula.old stables and coach house— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 15, 2020
refreshed
re-purposed
a promise that history
is here to stay#vsspoem promise #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo #5lines pic.twitter.com/alb2839dDk
It was a working farm property from the late 19th century to the 1970's.
This huge property is testament to colonial settlement farming life... even if only a glimpse.
Wander beyond the farm focus, and there are some incredible bird hides by the side of wetlands...Great to watch nesting birds in the spring...
And then you can even walk to a nearby beach on the fringe of the property...past small wetlands and grazing cows...
in Li Po's world...
Li Po's poetry has the intimate, other-worldly soul- searching of the 'Rubaaiyat of Omar Khaiyyam'.— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 15, 2020
'I take my wine jug out among the flowers
to drink alone, without friends.
I raise my cup to entice the moon.
That, and my shadow, makes us three.' https://t.co/6c0po5GOco
Li Po was a Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty. He wrote occasional verse and poems about his own life. His poetry is known for its clear imagery and conversational tone. His work influenced a number of 20th-century poets, including Ezra Pound and James Wright. Source: Poetry FoundationLove these words by Li Po...— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 15, 2020
...'I sit and sing
and it is as if the moon
accompanies me; then if I
dance, it is my shadow that
dances along with me;...
I hope that one day
we three will meet again,
deep in the Milky Way.'
(Po's eerie preface to Shakespeare's witches later?)...
incoming high tides...
incoming high tides— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 14, 2020
energise chaotic surf
retreating low tides
flatten the curve
a noetic flash#BraveWrite noetic #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo #5lines pic.twitter.com/4t3vH3fELW
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