beneath the bridge...

beneath the bridge
from here to there
churning thoughts
and brooding eyes
lurk #tanka https://t.co/LCetZHSDGI

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) June 3, 2021

in the darkness...

Each night, in the darkness, there is something in the backyard that aggrieves my dog.

His discontent is written in the stiffness of his body.

It is there, in his quick eyes as he leaps off the verandah, into the blackness...

His atavistic intent is terrible, and lovely.

— Tim Mallon (@PatMalo85776814) June 3, 2021

Interesting that I wrote the tanka below, just 13 days ago, on May 21st about my little furball.  

winter's night
my little furball
in the unlit doorway
calls forlornly
to the darkness #tanka

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) May 21, 2021

dancing in the rain...

PASSING THOUGHT: I've been doing quite a great deal of dancing over the last 2 years...I should be well practised... https://t.co/94JIEPpEFc

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) June 3, 2021

spuddle...

Spot on...This is my day today in a nutshell...In lockdown, but working since c.5:30am, changing Year 10 English curriculum now lockdown will last 7 more days. Exams scrapped. New assessments. Must be organised to alert 2 co-teachers+students of plan. Teaching remotely too. https://t.co/qeapDK4Mtu

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) June 3, 2021

exams cancelled under lockdown...

PASSING THOUGHT: Lockdown update - My school, late this afternoon, cancelled all Years 7-10 exams (due to be done next week). I expect my Year 10 English will convert into a single summative task due end of term + submitted online. Marking 5 large classes in a short time is 😒

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) June 2, 2021

a walk at dusk...

Often, especially in the winter time,
I like to go for a walk at dusk.
Everything is gentle.

From the houses come dollops of sound, smell, colour
and life.

And in the softness of it all
I see my mother once more,

caught between day and night,
smiling at me in the easy light.

— Tim Mallon (@PatMalo85776814) June 2, 2021

shot in the dark...

For some, the morning has broken with a shot in the dark...
Amazing moment in Broken Hill, west NSW... https://t.co/bWT44OvzbG

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) June 1, 2021

tree shadows...

a tree of life
fleeting shadows
deftly etch
the fine webs of
alternate beauty #tanka https://t.co/91wl8oppaa

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) June 1, 2021

not procrastination but...

NOTE TO SELF: OK...So you're feeling flat in this lockdown 4. Hopes of catching up on marking while in remote learning have utterly dissipated. Just can't face it. How about early tomorrow morning, mark 5 papers...go outside+ watch the birds...then do another 5. Ease in... 🙏

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) June 1, 2021

marking worlds...

Simple answer...We don't exactly...We're required to offer positive comments and constructive criticism...I am always way behind, but my students say they appreciate my helpful comments...I never catch up...I teach History too...large classes...same problem...I mark in blocks...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) May 31, 2021