We are deeply honoured and delighted to be part of EarthRise Rolling Haiku Collaboration 2020, a collaborative poem created by haiku poets from around the world.
The theme for 2020 was The Year of the Nurse and we submitted six previously unpublished haiku for this wonderful project. We are sharing three of them here today, the other three were posted on our sister blog Whippet Wisdom on Monday 20 April 2020.
flowering tulips
retelling the story
how she survived
© Xenia Tran
great aunt Faye
the bell in her voice
still ringing
© Xenia Tran
deep gratitude
when nothing is expected
rainbow windows
© Xenia Tran
In the Scottish Highlands people are displaying rainbow colours in their windows in gratitude for all the hard work key workers are doing and as a greeting to anyone passing by on their daily walk or exercise during the lockdown.
The woman in the photograph is my great-aunt Faye Doherty (1914-2006), who was a nurse. Some of the haiku in today’s post and Monday’s post were inspired by her, her kindness and her dedication to the work she loved.
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday and may you stay safe and well,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr. The photograph of Faye Doherty was taken by my late grandfather.
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Tranature 
❤!
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Thank you kindly dear Eliza! 💜 xxx
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Oh, wonderful. A lovely tribute to your great aunt and to all nurses everywhere, who along with many others, are risking their lives so that others may live.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Laurie, they are doing an amazing job under very difficult circumstances. May they all stay safe and healthy too 💜 xxx
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Beautiful tulip. I feel like I could touch it. 😀
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Aww thank you so much for your kind words dear Cee 🌺 xxx
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A lovely post, Xenia 💖and a great tribute to your great aunt. I don’t know where we’d be without those dedicated and selfless people 💚🤗💚xxx
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Cathy, these people are truly amazing 🧡 Hope you’re having a peaceful day and much love from our house to yours 🤗💖🐕 xxx
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Beautiful, Xenia–poems and photos.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Lois💚 xxx
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Beautiful images and words
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Thank you kindly dear Karina 💜 xxx
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Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
#Haiku Happenings #5: Xenia Trans’ latest haiku appear in THF’s EarthRise Rolling Haiku Collaboration 2020!
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Thank you so much for the reblog Frank! 🤗💖 xxx
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Gorgeous tulip!
A wonderful tribute to your great aunt and all nurses. Thank you for the post, Xenia! 💖💗xxx
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Amy! 💗 xxx
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Oh my … these are wonderful! You are so very clever .. And such a fine tribute .. As always thank you for sharing
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Julie, it was a pleasure to contribute to this wonderful project 💜 xxx
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