Tanka: Where Peace can Grow

tanka poem by Xenia Tran with an image of two whippets in winter jackets near part frozen wetlands under a clear blue sky
two whippets in winter jackets sniffing the frozen ground near wetlands

parallel lines
nature paints choices
between water and ice
reeds shuffle and wonder
how peace on earth can grow

© Xenia Tran

part frozen wetlands in Winter under a clear blue sky

We are deeply honoured and delighted that Frameless Sky Issue 13 on the theme of Our Connection with Nature is now available on DVD and YouTube link. The video features forty nature photographs by yours truly, poems by seventy-six poets from eighteen different countries, a special reading by Hemapriya Chellappan and music by Sascha Ende. A very big thank you to Chrissi Villa and Shloka Shankar for featuring my work and putting this beautiful edition together!

Frameless Sky Issue 13 Contributor Portraits

Wishing you all a very happy Monday and a happy Burns Night to our friends in Scotland,

with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/4 – 1/800 s – ISO 100, f/4.5 – 1/1000 s – ISO 100 and f/4 – 1/640 s – ISO 100.

PI Prompt: Parallel

Your Daily Word Prompt: Irenic

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.

24 thoughts on “Tanka: Where Peace can Grow”

  4. Beautiful images that complement a Tanka connecting with immediate nature and world politics. So much to think about Xenia. I had a look at the sneak preview, congratulations. A fascinating project.

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