afterthought...

afterthought
reflective hitching post
for a shady ride #HangTenStories 1269 afterthought #haiku #senryu #micropoetry

Image: 'Afterthought' by HYUNJU KIM, South Korea pic.twitter.com/YSay1CKjmW

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 24, 2020

Hyunju Kim was born in 1982. She explores issues related to the subconscious, memory, and feeling through the process of painting.

magpie lifesaver...

Unreal... You can only admit that the magpie was fully aware that this little one was in danger...and had to help... https://t.co/aTomIR32xn

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 24, 2020

archaeology still happening...

A Wedding Photographer Took an Online Archaeology Class During Lockdown—and Discovered a Stonehenge-Like Structure https://t.co/aEBBzzXvUJ

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 24, 2020

Tom Foolery...

New Zealand-born poet's bedtime fairytale video, The Great Realisation. Tomos Roberts - aka Tom Foolery - thinks the world will be a better place after the coronavirus pandemic than before.
TOM probably FOOLERY :The Great Realisation https://t.co/fF4yJOoJKs via @YouTube

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 24, 2020

poetry in times of joy and need...

Audre Lorde says, poetry is not a luxury. They circulate in moments of need, and moments of need are not necessarily moments of trouble. Moments of need are also moments of joy.
Why Poetry Is Having a Moment Amid the Global Quarantine https://t.co/VhXIeadnqd via @VanityFair

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 24, 2020

poetry parties online...

I could almost suffer another Zoom/Google Meet connection if a poetry party was involved...almost...
BBC News - Lockdown poetry parties 'bring families closer' https://t.co/jexcF3JQso

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 24, 2020

homeschooling on the rise?...

Brisbane mum of seven on why COVID lockdown inspired her to homeschool for good https://t.co/kJO2xUw7dk

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 24, 2020

music outdoors for anyone...

He just loves to play his piano in beautiful outdoor spaces...https://t.co/OnXLsgk98t pic.twitter.com/yi9TQnuEvp

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 24, 2020

And the lovely 80 old lady, Natalie Trayling, who plays her piano in Melbourne streets...These are real universal artists...

dolphin gifts...

A 'feel good' story - from the smiling creatures of the sea...
Coronavirus Australia: Dolphins leave ‘gifts’ while missing human interaction during lockdown https://t.co/4bM4V9i8EW via @newscomauHQ

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 24, 2020

Perhaps these dolphins are really missing a feeding routine initiated by humans...But within that chain, humans do feature...and so they are missed...

sprain...

a twisted mind
mirrors
a sprained soul #microprompt 1375 sprain #haiku #micropoetry

Image: 'Sprain' - watercolour by Jennifer Tracy pic.twitter.com/5qAPOyYsK0

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 24, 2020

I see leaders, in various fields, whose mind flows seem to be twisted, out of synch with people...which leads me to wonder about the state of their soul...