Tanka: Time Waves

two whippets in winter jackets on a sandbar at the river's mouth
a blue and white whippet in a winter jacket sniffing the sand along the shoreline

line of surf
a sideways glance
reflecting
a passage of time and waves
the pulse of new beginnings

© Xenia Tran

the mouth of the river Findhorn as it flows into the firth

For all of you who celebrate, we wish you a very Happy Hogmanay and a great start to the New Year!

With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/1600 s – ISO 100, f/2.8 – 1/1250 s – ISO 100 and f/4 – 1/800 s – ISO 160.

Your Daily Word Prompt: Reflect

Word of the Day Challenge: Begin

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.

27 thoughts on “Tanka: Time Waves”

  1. Foot Prints…
    What Nature
    Will Always
    Judge
    Us on
    How Well
    We Leave the
    Foot Prints of Nature Whole…
    Dance And Sing With Love Let All
    Foot Prints be More oF All We Leave Behind..
    For Wings
    Will See
    Where
    We Are Next or Not..:)

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