'Truganini' begins...

PASSING THOUGHT: Feeling drawn to begin a journey with Cassandra Pybus' 'Truganini'.
'Half buried in the sand, uprooted stalks of kelp are like splashes of dark blood against the white quartzite, ground fine as talc.'... pic.twitter.com/ALTuACCYQw

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) March 27, 2021

surprise undercut...

Another Saturday morning chuckle... a gift from the furball world... the priceless value of a surprise undercut... https://t.co/xU9sgbx0yd

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) March 27, 2021

dig me a river...

Saturday morning chuckle...This character is a game changer... https://t.co/fwJUb7HNpz

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) March 27, 2021

random acts of kindness...

PASSING THOUGHT: I do grocery shopping early Saturday morning. A stranger has told me 2x that my grey hair's beautiful. This morning, same stranger said she loves seeing my beautiful hair. Then added that I was the lady of Dromana. How uplifting random, positive comments can be. pic.twitter.com/uQ8IO8Mkjl

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) March 26, 2021

underbelly of Pompeii...

dark mysteries
locked in ashes
underbelly of
civilised
Pompeii #tanka pic.twitter.com/u0lPaCzkj1

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) March 26, 2021

disgruntled thoughts and feelings meet their match...

PASSING THOUGHT: It is so refreshing to find that even in the endless outpourings of so many disgruntled thoughts and feelings, peace, hope and beauty persist in shining on... https://t.co/GH7PlsQxSl

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) March 26, 2021

beauty of books...

Proof that indeed books can be evidence of real beauty...inner beauty... Wonderful that a child may not have the fancy words, but certainly the connection of spirit is there...
Such passion...such understanding...such appreciation... https://t.co/ttiojevoLu pic.twitter.com/EjgUfcu1kM

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) March 25, 2021

parent-teacher interview night...again...

exhaustion
parent-teacher
interviews are
a long road to
sweet relief #tanka pic.twitter.com/MX5CVaPfIA

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) March 24, 2021

Vietnam and Agent Orange...

SBS - 'Dateline' tonight @ 9:30pm - re Vietnam + Agent Orange...'The People Versus Agent Orange'...
'If you think that you are too little to make a difference, then you have never been in bed with a mosquito'.https://t.co/bonbIBp4mx

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) March 23, 2021

floods ravage Australia's east coast...

floods ravage
Australia's east coast
but my metronome
water drips seem
friendly #tanka pic.twitter.com/gVFoAal0ZJ

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) March 23, 2021