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Tanka: Golden Rings

Cairngorms National Park

Silent Sunday: Pyramidal Sacrifage

Cairngorms National Park

Tanka: Empty Now

empty nowthis tiny housethat gavetwelve generations of crowsgreat neighbours © Xenia Tran Each in Our Own Way, Tanka Society of America 2024 Members’ Anthology We are honoured and delighted that the above tanka has been included in Each in Our Own Way, Tanka Society of America 2024 Members’ Anthology: Warm thanks to Michele L Harvey … Continue reading "Tanka: Empty Now"

A Mellow Meander

Cairngorms National Park

Wordless Wednesday: Hawthorn Blossom

Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday and a peaceful rest of the week, with love from Xenia xxx Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr. Wordless Wednesday Xingfu Mama’s Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge 2025 Week 22 Flower of the Day

Silent Sunday: Happy 12th Birthday Sweet Bria

I am so grateful Bria and I are both still here to celebrate this special day. Happy birthday sweet girl! Here’s to many more joyous walks together along our sparkling shores 🐾💛🐾 Wishing you all a blessed Sunday and a peaceful new week, with love from Xenia and Bria xxx Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited … Continue reading "Silent Sunday: Happy 12th Birthday Sweet Bria"

Wordless Wednesday: Quiet Reflections

It’s been a while since we shared some music, and here is a lovely instrumental piece by the wonderful Canadian songwriter and musician Jesse Cook: Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday and a peaceful rest of the week, with love from Xenia and Bria xxx Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr. Xingfu Mama’s Whatsoever … Continue reading "Wordless Wednesday: Quiet Reflections"

Haiku: Silt and Sand

silt and sand –a cormorant feeds her chickson the island © Xenia Tran 14th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest Selected Haiku Submission Collection. With warm thanks to the Yamagata City Culture Foundation and Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum for selecting the above poem and including it in the 14th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English … Continue reading "Haiku: Silt and Sand"

Haiku: Fading Sun

fading sun …Buddha’s handraised in the distance © Xenia Tran Autumn Moon Haiku Journal Volume 8:2, Spring/Summer 2025 We are deeply honoured and delighted that the above haiku was published in Autumn Moon Haiku Journal Volume 8:2, Spring/Summer 2025. Warm thanks to Astrid Andreescu and Kristen Lindquist for selecting my poem and putting this beautiful … Continue reading "Haiku: Fading Sun"

Seeking Serenity

Cairngorms National Park