The upturned roots look like a figure walking, cloaked in brown velvet from another time. A snail’s slick silver lines awaken our curiosity. We follow a ribbon of moonlight between lichen and moss.
an eagle calls
whose star greets the sky
in these moments
© Xenia Tran
With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/125 s – ISO 250 and f/3.2 – 1/60 s – ISO 160.
We are deeply honoured and delighted that the above haiku has subsequently been featured as part of the World Haiku Series 2019 organised by the Akita International Haiku Network, together with a Japanese translation by Hidenori Hiruta.
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Love your photos. Poem also!
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Thank you dear Misky 🙂💖 xxx
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Awash A Forest
Spring Alive
A Summer’s Dream
SMiLes Xenia Hope
You are Having a Bit
of Fun out of the Snow
if Snow Has Come or Gone Yet..:)
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Thank you dear Fred, we only had a light flurry of snow that didn’t stay and some heavy hail showers. Woolly hats and warm coats make for happy walking! 😁🐾💖🐾
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Cherishing the
Green But
Chill Invigorating
Winter Spring..🕺🕺🕺😇
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Lovely haibun, forest-bathing.
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Thank you dear Sarah 🙂💖 xxx
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It does look like a figure! Lovely post as always, Xenia 💖🐕xxx
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Cathy 💜 Hope you had a great day and much love from our house to yours 🤗🐾💖🐾 xxx
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Thank you, Xenia 🤗 Hope you had a good day too, sending love to you all 💚🐕xxx
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Thank you Cathy, all’s good here 🙂💕🐕 xxx
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What a great walk, and to have nature to follow.
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Thank you Bjorn, it’s a beautiful place for walking 🙂🐾🐾
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That’s a lovely piece and a great photo!
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Thank you kindly Nathan! 🙂
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I like the moonlit trail between lichen and moss.
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Thank you Frank! 🙂
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Great shot for mystical I thought it was a huge fellow cloaked in brown until I increased the size of the pic! Lovely poem with it, thanks for joining in the fun!
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Kate and for hosting this lovely challenge 🤗🐾💖🐾
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you are most welcome, look forward to reading more of yours 🙂
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How beautiful, Xenia. I see that cloak, clearly – in both the photo, and through your elegant words.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear De, it was a lovely glimpse into another world 🙂💖 xxx
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Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
#Haiku Happenings #9: Xenia Tran’s latest #haibun!
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Thank you so much for the reblog Frank! 🙂💖 xxx
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😇
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Beautiful path and photos!
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Thank you dear Sara! 🙂🐾💖🐾 xxx
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Always so much to see. And smell. 😉
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Thank you dear Laurie, it’s truly magical 🙂🐾💖🐾 xxx
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Love your combination of haibun and quadrille. And a great photograph too.
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Thank you so much for your kind words Richard 🙂
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Seeing that cloaked figure – nicely captured.
Hugs, Jules
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Thank you Jules! 🙂💖 xxx
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Beautiful. I specialy love: we follow a ribbon of moonlight between lichen and moss.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Grace 🙂💖 xxx
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Your words are lovely .. gosh I really did think that was somebody …
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Julie, I first thought there was someone too! 🙂💖 xxx
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Oh gosh this is incredibly lovely! ❤️❤️
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Sanaa 🤗🐾💖🐾 xxx
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