cherry blossom
going with the flow
of our new normal
© Xenia Tran
This haiku was first published in Haiku Dialogue: Haiku Prism – Pink, Troutswirl, The Haiku Foundation Blog, 29 April 2020. A very big thank you to guest editor Tia Haynes and post manager Lori Zajkowski for featuring my poem and putting this beautiful edition together.
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.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/6.5 – 1/1000 s – ISO 125, f/6.5 – 1/1000 s – ISO 200 and f/5.6 – 1/800 s – ISO 100.
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Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
#Haiku Happenings #4: Xenia Trans’ second haiku for my current #haikai challenge!
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Thank you so much for the reblog Frank! 🌺 xxx
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My oh my! Don’t have many cherry trees in Maine. Too cold for them, I think.
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Thank you dear Laurie, we don’t have that many here either and this tree further down our street is doing exceptionally well 🌺 xxx
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Beautiful blossoms for today. Love your haiku too 😀
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Thank you kindly dear Cee 🌺 xxx
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Interesting haiku… and photos that go with it.
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Thank you kindly! 🙂
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So pretty
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Thank you kindly dear Karina 💜 xxx
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Lovely photos, Xenia (I esp. love seeing them against the blue sky) and congrats on your published haiku!
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Eliza! 💗 xxx
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It’s a beauty Xenia, congratulations!!
Pat
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Thank you kindly dear Pat! 🌺 xxx
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gorgeous flowers! 🙂
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Thank you kindly dear LolaWi! 💜
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