feet in the new world...

Foot pedals replace buttons in Bangkok mall elevator to keep coronavirus COVID-19 at bay https://t.co/gBrkZmGLJq

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 23, 2020

Melbourne spaces...

and our streets
breathe in
the night lights and rain
stifling a hunger for
friendly footsteps... #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo #5lines https://t.co/yLVWdmyjnj

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 23, 2020

broken...

PASSING THOUGHT: Those who are broken are often skilled at mending others.

Image: 'Broken' - Ed Chapeau pic.twitter.com/dCvfdXYNEF

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 23, 2020

visitor...

bathing alone in
a balmy splash of sunlight
a brief visitor#haikuchallenge brief #haiku #micropoetry pic.twitter.com/OwhPiWFz0V

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 23, 2020

sell your cleverness...

Sell your cleverness, but keep your knowledge. Buy bewilderment and transform it into curiosity. https://t.co/wn6EhFNovd

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 22, 2020

I may not be...

I may not be
a classic beauty
but if I surround myself
with beauty
I can become...#tanka #MayTanka #naTankaMo #5lines pic.twitter.com/3pTz4BL6cV

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 22, 2020

Such a humble leaf...bland colours and shape...yet, with a little rain...surrounding it...such beauty...

after a season...

after a season
of heat and dust
I bow
to the gift
of rain#tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo #5lines pic.twitter.com/uWmXb74g1e

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 22, 2020

It's amazing just how versatile magpies can be...both physically, vocally and mentally...

half-lit wintry morning...

half-lit wintry morning
no washboard scuffle
and monotone hum
of desperate traffic
birds command the airwaves#tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo #5lines pic.twitter.com/CNHyyf94Tt

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 22, 2020

It was a cold and grey morning this morning... but the bird acapella was in full voice...

education is not...

education is not just
the packaged classroom
it is the walk outside
what you take with you
and what else you find#tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo #5lines https://t.co/5yQL1RbP6G

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 22, 2020

simplicity...

simplicity
in a complex world
a spoonful of sugar#haiku #senry #micropoetry https://t.co/Xb5yt28zxL

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 22, 2020