— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 29, 2020
Saturday, 30 May 2020
pieces of home...
pieces of home— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 29, 2020
in morning light
when shadows
add the art
of depth #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo pic.twitter.com/Htks9WRYUh
a long road...
I drove down a long road today.— Tim Mallon (@PatMalo85776814) May 29, 2020
I drive along it most days.
Today, the road was very foggy.
Out of the fog, three birds flew,
across my path.
They were dark and brilliant.
I looked at the long ribbon of road, then back at the birds.
They collapsed into the lovely fog.
Friday, 29 May 2020
The Beach...
Currently watching 'The Beach' on SBS - journey into place + self. Warwick Thornton gets close to the land at Jilirr, on the Dampier Peninsula in far north Western Australia. He gives us a sense of how Country might taste, how it might nourish the spirit.https://t.co/pdYvc3hn4k— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 29, 2020
The filming is spectacular... inside the shack, the shadowy tin walls and outside - pristine waters beneath a sunset... And a touch of music that does not intrude...just lends some pause and a little pace... pic.twitter.com/tuj6KcDilN— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 29, 2020
Somehow...The screen dissolves...and you feel as if you are there...right there...you feel and taste the air...the thoughts and feelings seem to align your own thoughts and feelings...You know them...and you feel close to country...the rhymes and rhythms of all that is country...
#TheBeach is spectacular. If ever a film brings 'us urban dwellers' close to the spirit of country, this one does. It rouses a kind of longing to be even closer... let go the luggage... enjoy the rhythms landscape through night and day...— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 29, 2020
#TheBeach And so the old buggy gets stuck in the sand. And Warwick sings as he digs 'Don't take it personal'... What a brilliant attitude... No frustration...Just sing as you work...— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 29, 2020
#TheBeach The final thoughts... sung...'Grow you little bastard grow' (mentioned during the film as Thornton grows his cooking supplements) but the same words at the end of the film take on quite a new level of meaning... It's a total winning doco...Now...Where's the cookbook?— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 29, 2020
I definitely 2nd that! It's a great 'wake up' call. https://t.co/8lioqgeyyZ
— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 29, 2020
aurora...
There is a musical spirit in these beautiful night flares...I bathe— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 29, 2020
in the sweet flares
of sky lights
and my boughs and I
feel beautiful #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo https://t.co/sypKnbD8S4
plumber?...
The covid-19 lockdown brings out some interesting scenarios... Twitter being used as a plumber hotline...Guys anyone a plumber here?— Fizzy (@Fizzytwizler) May 29, 2020
Need washing machine help. It leaked pretty bad last night. Lights flashing. Now the doors locked, with my clothes inside swimming idly.
I’ve switched it off from the mains. Turn it on & it whirrs 🤷🏻♀️#vss #writing #poetry #plumber
joy of being unemployed...
I read this man's claim a couple of times... Yes...He sees many positives and opportunities before him...There seems to be no regrets...This must be the very first time I have ever seen anyone publicly celebrate the joy of being unemployed. It inspired me to check out Mr Google...There is actually a book about the joy of being unemployed... Who knew... https://t.co/tsDQvzRIgz pic.twitter.com/OH52kPrKb5— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 29, 2020
late afternoon breeze...
late afternoon breeze— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 29, 2020
swings to
sunset skies
my home office needs
a deep deep sleep #tanka #MayTanka #NatTankaMo pic.twitter.com/wdBinHQCMZ
a little gardening...
This was me after a hectic day of online remote learning...My head was spinning...I couldn't face another email or marking for at least 24 hours... It was so lovely, in the autumn late afternoon sun, to do a little weeding followed by a quiet wine...a little gardening then— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 29, 2020
sipping wine
in an afternoon breeze
there's more to life than
computer screen chains #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo pic.twitter.com/ItAFF5oTdF
The Pandemic is a Portal...
Her writing is rich with the juices of ideas and feelings... Her expression feels like a banquet offered to mind and soul...Arundhati Roy 'The Pandemic is a Portal' (essay)— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 29, 2020
'We can choose to walk through it, dragging the carcasses of our prejudice and hatred...Or we can walk through lightly, with little luggage, ready to imagine another world. And ready to fight for it...' https://t.co/TosBBpJNiA
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