falling petals
he finds his mother
behind the rain
© Xenia Tran
Working with pastels has been a hobby for many years and in my younger years my pieces were on display in cafés, art centres and at a local hospital.
My poems are mostly inspired by real-life experiences and sometimes by a dream or meditation. The above haiku was inspired by a dream and I tried to re-create the moment that sparked the poem in this painting.
I am deeply honoured and delighted that this poem was awarded an Honourable Mention in the International Section of the 2020 Haiku Invitational at the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival. A big thank you to judges Agnes Savich, Beth Skala and Gary Hotham for selecting my poem and many congratulations to all the winners.
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs and original art (soft pastel on glass paper) by Xenia Tran.
Word of the Day Challenge: Hobby
That’s so beautiful, Xenia – both words and art 💚 I hope we’ll be seeing more of your art 🤗 Enjoy your evening xxx
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Cathy, I’m hoping to paint some more as a few recent poems were inspired by dreams too 😊 Enjoy the rest of your evening and much love from our house to yours 🤗💖🐕 xxx
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Sounds good 🤗 Much love to you all 💕🐕💕xxx
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Thank you Cathy 💕🐕💕 xxx
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Congrats – well deserved! ❤
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Thank you kindly dear Eliza! 💜
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Beautiful image and haiku!
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Thank you kindly dear V.J. 🧡
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My pleasure!
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Congrats, congrats! Absolutely lovely.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Laurie 🤗💖 xxx
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Beautiful haiku and your art is lovely.
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Thank you kindly dear Eugenia 🧡 xxx
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Just lovely .. congratulations 🙂
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Julie 🌺 xxx
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