Gemma Wiseman
@gemma77.bsky.social
Retired HS teacher,(urban areas), now loving my daily rural whirl in the creative life of writing - mainly haiku and tanka. I'm also developing a love of sketching and painting plus being involved in community creative projects. Life's great for the soul.
Pinned
two living shadows
then only one could live on
now they breathe elsewhere
#haiku #micropoetry #shadows #cat
then only one could live on
now they breathe elsewhere
#haiku #micropoetry #shadows #cat
January 28, 2026 at 9:03 PM
metal scorched with heat
summer's midday stress causes
loyal shade to #wane
#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
summer's midday stress causes
loyal shade to #wane
#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
January 27, 2026 at 11:14 PM
metal scorched with heat
summer's midday stress causes
loyal shade to #wane
#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
summer's midday stress causes
loyal shade to #wane
#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
January 26, 2026 at 8:29 PM
January 26, 2026 at 12:16 AM
After all the noise and fluff of #AustraliaDay ceremonies, screened on SBS...a breathing space was screened...no words...just quiet music backing a camera roving over Australia's beautiful landscapes...
and historical notes on the area screened to the side...
Well done #SBS...
and historical notes on the area screened to the side...
Well done #SBS...
January 26, 2026 at 12:02 AM
After all the noise and fluff of #AustraliaDay ceremonies, screened on SBS...a breathing space was screened...no words...just quiet music backing a camera roving over Australia's beautiful landscapes...
and historical notes on the area screened to the side...
Well done #SBS...
and historical notes on the area screened to the side...
Well done #SBS...
summer morning light
peeks between the verticals
my past days retreat
but my grief lingers
it #slips into my lifestyle
endless settling dust
#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
peeks between the verticals
my past days retreat
but my grief lingers
it #slips into my lifestyle
endless settling dust
#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
January 24, 2026 at 10:34 PM
summer morning light
peeks between the verticals
my past days retreat
but my grief lingers
it #slips into my lifestyle
endless settling dust
#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
peeks between the verticals
my past days retreat
but my grief lingers
it #slips into my lifestyle
endless settling dust
#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
two living shadows
then only one could live on
now they breathe elsewhere
#haiku #micropoetry #shadows #cat
then only one could live on
now they breathe elsewhere
#haiku #micropoetry #shadows #cat
January 24, 2026 at 1:05 AM
two living shadows
then only one could live on
now they breathe elsewhere
#haiku #micropoetry #shadows #cat
then only one could live on
now they breathe elsewhere
#haiku #micropoetry #shadows #cat
our eyes' daily bread
shock by shock, pixel by pixel
newsfeeds #drizzle angst
#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
shock by shock, pixel by pixel
newsfeeds #drizzle angst
#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
January 24, 2026 at 12:42 AM
our eyes' daily bread
shock by shock, pixel by pixel
newsfeeds #drizzle angst
#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
shock by shock, pixel by pixel
newsfeeds #drizzle angst
#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
January 22, 2026 at 11:18 PM
too neat solutions
smooth-talking may #bend shrewd minds
toward more questions
#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
smooth-talking may #bend shrewd minds
toward more questions
#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
January 21, 2026 at 9:45 PM
too neat solutions
smooth-talking may #bend shrewd minds
toward more questions
#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
smooth-talking may #bend shrewd minds
toward more questions
#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
January 20, 2026 at 9:23 PM
summer
romping
outside
a prisoner
huddled
inside
I fervently wish
these daily, destructive winds
would #veer far offshore
#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
P.S. Day 5 now...I am over wind-strewn days
romping
outside
a prisoner
huddled
inside
I fervently wish
these daily, destructive winds
would #veer far offshore
#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
P.S. Day 5 now...I am over wind-strewn days
January 19, 2026 at 8:28 PM
summer
romping
outside
a prisoner
huddled
inside
I fervently wish
these daily, destructive winds
would #veer far offshore
#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
P.S. Day 5 now...I am over wind-strewn days
romping
outside
a prisoner
huddled
inside
I fervently wish
these daily, destructive winds
would #veer far offshore
#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
P.S. Day 5 now...I am over wind-strewn days
today's wind forecast
relentless blustery blasts
again boot breezes
the #murmur of summer winds
seems like forgotten music
#vss365 #tanka #micropoetry
relentless blustery blasts
again boot breezes
the #murmur of summer winds
seems like forgotten music
#vss365 #tanka #micropoetry
January 18, 2026 at 10:14 PM
today's wind forecast
relentless blustery blasts
again boot breezes
the #murmur of summer winds
seems like forgotten music
#vss365 #tanka #micropoetry
relentless blustery blasts
again boot breezes
the #murmur of summer winds
seems like forgotten music
#vss365 #tanka #micropoetry
sprinting splotchy art
when madcap winds turn streetscapes
into #dappled worlds
#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
when madcap winds turn streetscapes
into #dappled worlds
#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
January 17, 2026 at 10:39 PM
sprinting splotchy art
when madcap winds turn streetscapes
into #dappled worlds
#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
when madcap winds turn streetscapes
into #dappled worlds
#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
a surgeon's scalpel
must #sear a clean, skilful cut
when life needs a knife
#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
must #sear a clean, skilful cut
when life needs a knife
#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
January 16, 2026 at 10:40 PM
a surgeon's scalpel
must #sear a clean, skilful cut
when life needs a knife
#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
must #sear a clean, skilful cut
when life needs a knife
#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
January 15, 2026 at 11:58 PM
January 15, 2026 at 10:35 PM
renter's dilemma
a landlord and real estate
decide my future
cross information
#wonky interpretations
of a main problem
my summer cooling
still waits for a clear outcome
and my mind's not cool
#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
a landlord and real estate
decide my future
cross information
#wonky interpretations
of a main problem
my summer cooling
still waits for a clear outcome
and my mind's not cool
#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
January 14, 2026 at 10:29 PM
renter's dilemma
a landlord and real estate
decide my future
cross information
#wonky interpretations
of a main problem
my summer cooling
still waits for a clear outcome
and my mind's not cool
#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
a landlord and real estate
decide my future
cross information
#wonky interpretations
of a main problem
my summer cooling
still waits for a clear outcome
and my mind's not cool
#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
January 13, 2026 at 9:22 PM
January 13, 2026 at 9:04 PM
January 12, 2026 at 9:13 PM
January 11, 2026 at 8:39 PM
smoky red landscape
dangerous to fight the flames
dangerous to breathe
it's bushfire season
we must thank the brave firemen
for their commitment
#BushfiresVic #haiku
dangerous to fight the flames
dangerous to breathe
it's bushfire season
we must thank the brave firemen
for their commitment
#BushfiresVic #haiku
January 11, 2026 at 12:32 AM
smoky red landscape
dangerous to fight the flames
dangerous to breathe
it's bushfire season
we must thank the brave firemen
for their commitment
#BushfiresVic #haiku
dangerous to fight the flames
dangerous to breathe
it's bushfire season
we must thank the brave firemen
for their commitment
#BushfiresVic #haiku
questions recycle
failing to find a brother
till recent sad news
not here now but here
his #unmissable presence
will always haunt me
#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
failing to find a brother
till recent sad news
not here now but here
his #unmissable presence
will always haunt me
#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
January 10, 2026 at 11:36 PM
questions recycle
failing to find a brother
till recent sad news
not here now but here
his #unmissable presence
will always haunt me
#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
failing to find a brother
till recent sad news
not here now but here
his #unmissable presence
will always haunt me
#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
