Sijo: Elementals

blue whippet looking at sailing boats anchored at Plockton

another sailor drops his anchor in the sheltered bay
mountains link around his sanctuary with calm he only feels
the wind blowing through his soul, the waves rolling through his heart

© Xenia Tran

sailing boats anchored at Plockton

With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, settings: iA, 1/400 s and Landscape, 1/200 s.

For more information about the Sijo form you can visit an earlier post here.

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A newer version of this poem features in Between Heather and Grass under the title Plockton Bay. If you haven’t read the book yet, feel free to take a peek inside:

look inside feature for Between Heather and Grass
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Author: whippetwisdom

The stories, poems and photographs on this blog are the original creative work of Xenia Tran. Inspired by life in the Scottish Highlands and in awe of nature she gives voice to the wisdom of her adopted and fostered whippets.

54 thoughts on “Sijo: Elementals”

  3. FisHeRWoMeN oF HeARTS
    SoULs oF OCEaN WHoLE
    SMiLes mY friEnd Xenia
    you reMiNd me
    how much
    i miss
    thE GulF NoW
    aWay From Ocean
    i am but Gulf BaY
    RiVeR StreAM
    WaVes WaTer
    AiR iS
    Enough for me
    i BreAThe i BreAThe
    ALive is aLL i Need..:)

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