We are in our fifties and are still referred to as ‘the young couple’ by our neighbours. It sometimes feels as if they forget when they grow older, we grow older too. The moon harvests a few more souls each August and as I walk these streets in silence I remember the banter over garden gates, the smiles waving me in for a cup of tea and stories about how life used to be.
when our days cool down
sky unfolds her warmest
blanket of colours
© Xenia Tran
With love to you all,
Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, unedited.
Camera: Lumix Panasonic FZ38, setting: iA.
In response to dVerse Poets Pub Haibun Monday: Winds of Change
Carpe Diem #1055 Coolness
Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Local
Daily Prompt: Blanket
Love this, especially:
“The moon harvests a few more souls each August”
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Thank you for your kind words De, warmest wishes to you xxx
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Both those photos are fabulous, but the capture of Eivor is just stunning. The colours in the water at his feet, the reflections and his stance. I’d frame it, if it were mine! And the haiku couldn’t be better matched with the first photo. I don’t know how you keep coming up with them…but I’m glad you do 🙂 Much love xxx
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Thank you so much for your kind words Cathy. It always feels as if Eivor is as appreciative and contemplative about the natural beauty around us as we are ourselves, if not more so. I will get this photograph framed as we all love it too. I cannot stop the haiku from coming now that I have begun to write them down, they sometimes wake me up at night and I now have a writing pad handy! Thank you for stopping by and much love to you and Finn :o) xxx
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The haiku would be lovely, together with the photos, in a book with Eivor’s stories as well. xxx
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Thank you so much Cathy, it is all a learning curve for me and there may well be a book here to raise money for charity at some point. I appreciate your encouragement and may ask you for some advice in the future. Thank you again and much love to you and Finn :o) xxx
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Please feel free, anytime 🙂 Much love back xxx
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Thank you Cathy :o) xxx
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Sweet , nostalgic, true
Just don’t forget about you
Life may not be neat
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Thank you so much! Blessings to you :o)
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Lovely pics and beautiful observation
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Thank you Pauline, blessings to you xxx
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Beautiful 🙂
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Thank you so much, blessings to you :o)
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These photos are awesome!… in the end we are as old as we think 🙂 lovely haiku 🙂
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Thank you Amaka, we are indeed as old or young as we think :o) Blessings to you xxx
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You’re welcome Xenia 🙂 Blessing to you too xxxx
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Thank you :o) xxx
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❤ 🙂 xxx
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Beautiful! Lovely words and wonderful photos! I look forward to your posts : ) xxx
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Thank you so much Samantha! :o) Much love to all of you from all of us xxx
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And to you too, from us
: )xxx
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Thank you Samantha :o) xxx
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I couldn’t help smiling when I read this post. I just concluded that you and your husband are ageing gracefully for people not to see you looking old. This cab only be Grace of God. Well done my friend and keep defyling nature. More Grace
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Thank you dear Whitney, so kind of you to say. We feel very young at heart and hope it always stays that way. Thank you for stopping by and blessings to you xxx
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First, I do love the image, and yes imagine how much we see the change in ourselves but not in others… glorious and nice to see you at dVerse.
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Thank you so much for your kind words Björn and I am so grateful to have found dVerse. Blessings to you all :o)
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Very moving words,but the last photo,is one of the best you’ve got!!!!!!
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Thank you so much dear Rodo, the evening light is so beautiful at this time of year and Eivor was watching it in awe. Thank you for stopping by and much love to you xxx
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Τo you too,my dear!I wish,this season,to have many of those precious moments!
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Thank you Rodo! :o) xxx
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Beautiful, Smooth, poignant… Blew me away…
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Thank you so much for your kind words Amy. Much love to you xxx
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❤ xxx
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Thank you :o) xxx
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Incredibly beautiful pictures and I love your words here.
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Thank you so much dear Miriam, blessings to you xxx
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The haiku is beautiful, and Eivor…..that goes without saying. Always lovely photos. Always. XOXO
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Thank you so much dear Lois, much love to you from all of us here xxx
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We are young at heart, smiles. Love the haibun and the photos~
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Thank you so much for your kind words Grace, blessings to you xxx
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Lovely halibun and haiku.
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Thank you so much for your kind words and we wish you a blessed day :o)
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Beautiful haibun and haiku. Welcome to dVerse Haibun Monday! I love the images of the whippets. A dear departed friend of mine adopted greyhounds, but they are different. Yes, our elder neighbors refer to my husband and I as the youngsters.
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Thank you so much for your kind words Toni and for inspiring us all with such a beautiful prompt. We have adopted greyhounds in the past too and they will always have a warm place in our hearts. How wonderful you and your husband are also referred to as youngsters! :o) Thank you so much for stopping by and we wish you a blessed day :o)
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A beautiful end to the day and month Xenia with stunning poetry and images.
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Thank you so much Denis, we wish you both a blessed evening :o)
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Two more beautiful photos. Gosh, I love your work!!
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Thank you Kathie :o) xxx
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Great stance
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Thank you Yasmin :o)
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Wistful beauty!
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Thank you so much Carol, have a blessed day :o)
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🙂
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This gave me goosebumps. Beautiful images and words.
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Thank you so much dear Sascha and much love to you xxx
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Poignant, sensitive reflections in this poem. The photos of the whippets are so wonderful to this dog person.
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Thank you so much for your kind words Victoria :o) We send you blessings from one dog person to another xxx
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My short term memory being so short
Your word’s down here I have brought.
You will only know because I have said
For when I’m done they’ll be back in bed.
In your fifties, and still going very strong
Inspiring so, so many, as you stride along
When were down you’ve inadvertently helped
Released our pain when we’ve so loudly yelped.
When back on our paws, again we ramble
Listening and watching wildlife gamble
With their lives, through out their life.
Winning each day, lessoning the strife
Now nearly time that we end our walk
Let our owner have some banter talk.
Although our lives won’t be as long as hers
We hope and wish her another fifty years.
Its me this time, that old man Mick
On behalf of Eivor, Pearl this quip
I hope you find it as it is meant to be
In good taste most hopefully
Best wishes to you and all,
Mick
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Aww Mick, words cannot describe how much I love this quip! Your heart-felt words across the miles have grown into the widest smiles :o) I am deeply moved, this is so beautiful. A warm-hearted thank you and blessings from all of us here xxx
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So true that we are always younger in someone’s perspective. Thank goodness for that. I enjoyed this haibun and your gorgeous photos. Thanks for joining in with us at dVerse. 🙂
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Thank you so much for your kind words Mish :o) I am so glad to have found dVerse and I loved this prompt for Haibun Monday. Thank you for stopping by and we wish you a blessed day xxx
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I absolutely adore this poem!!! 💖
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Thank you so much dear Sanaa ☺
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Lovely photo’s and sentiments. It’s strange how ‘time’ seems to pass quickly once you pass 50 and yet many things seem like just yesterday that were 20 years ago… Time has a strange way of distorting… x
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Thank you so much for your kind words Wendy. ‘Time’ does fly so much more quickly passed 50 and sometimes it feels more parallel than linear to me. Thank you for stopping by and have a blessed evening :o) xxx
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That’s so right – parallel…. most definitely! You have a fabulous and blessed evening too… xx
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Thank you Wendy xxx
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You’re very welcome! x
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Fabulous photos and some awesome words! Thank you for sharing!
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Thank you so much for your kind words Sofia, have a blessed day ☺
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Isn’t it great to be 50 something young! Age is just a number, not necessarily a condition! 😃🐻
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It is absolutely marvellous!😉💜
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