Mornington Peninsula 2020 + Beyond - Daily Life of a Paralian

Monday, 20 September 2021

more than I am...

PASSING THOUGHT: More+more I feel I'm attracted to writers who discard academic superiority+some right to sanctums of ethereal wisdom. The writer who woos me walks the earth unfettered by fashion+popular culture -walks with me, talks with me+encourages me to be more than I am... pic.twitter.com/u9sioesYuv
— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) September 20, 2021

morning rosella joy...

Morning rosella joy in the Dromana Hills...
I attended an impromptu photoshoot with this little guy...
He was most accommodating...
I thanked him before he flew away... pic.twitter.com/h9HZrxClH2
— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) September 20, 2021

And what is a photoshoot unless it offers more than 2 photos...
Here are another 2... pic.twitter.com/wnrwTnvZeH
— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) September 20, 2021

alternative lifestyles...

Alternative lifestyles can be a very desirable option. However, some responsibility must be factored in if you take other peoples' lives with you. The current local setting, the universal context, the current universal 'climate' are risk factors that need respectful attention.
— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) September 20, 2021

Miroslav Holub's 'The Door'...

I think it's time to re-visit my old love - Miroslav Holub...
The poem is entitled 'The Door'... pic.twitter.com/BfhnEUVxG3
— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) September 20, 2021

I first reflected on this poem here Thursday 23rd April, 2020.

surprise visitor...

surprise visitor
a flurry
of light hail
polka-dots
my senses #tanka
— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) September 20, 2021

in the zone...

PASSING THOUGHT: Lockdowns have taught me a lesson or two. I used to be an anxiety-driven 'to-do' list organiser. (Not 'to do'=procrastination.)
Now I'm an 'in-the-zone-person'. Shopping or reading? The 'feels'=reading.
Catch-up days become energised
+I do more=less stress... pic.twitter.com/1w1yRYPMAS
— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) September 19, 2021

look again...

In many lions, there could just be a soft toy longing for the warmth of a caring cuddle... https://t.co/EBTwBCLJ0H
— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) September 19, 2021

There are moments in life when what appears to be ordinary reality is secretly the treasure cave of a child's wonder... https://t.co/I1yTkSGYaD
— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) September 19, 2021

a Gothic novel kind of night...

it's a Gothic novel kind of night

waves of winds
surf the walls of the house

unnamed tappings
shufflings
scrapings
rattlings
loop and lurk

a cold moon watches from afar

unbelievably
it's been more than
two
years
of grace

tell me

are you still

stalking

my attention? pic.twitter.com/fdyjACqHqP
— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) September 19, 2021

Sunday, 19 September 2021

take my roadmap sadness to my pillow...

PASSING THOUGHT: I think I'll blow out the candles, take my roadmap sadness to my pillow and let the song of gentle rain on the roof soothe me to sleep. May the universe bless us all with renewed hope, renewed courage in all the new tomorrows to come... pic.twitter.com/xd26AG0eOf
— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) September 19, 2021

ABBA...'Don't Shut Me Down'...

My musical taste may be downgraded a little with this call, but the new ABBA release is simply incredible...
Have to give to these guys, they know how to turn a song into a dramatic connection with the fibres of life itself...
(1981=last recording) https://t.co/SHnM4VaEav
— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) September 19, 2021

And now you see another me, I've been reloaded, yeah

I'm fired up, don't shut me down

I'm like a dream within a dream that's been decoded

I'm fired up, I'm hot, don't shut me down

I'm not the one you knew, I'm now, and then combined

And I'm asking you to have an open mind (and I won't be the same)

I'm not the same this time around (ooh)