blown off-course
the coastguard gathers
at the boat slip
© Xenia Tran
The Asahi Shimbun, 4 June 2021
I wrote this haiku in honour of the volunteers from the RNLI who will go out in all weathers to rescue people from our seas, lakes, rivers and floods.
If you want to find out more about what they do, are interested in volunteering or wish to support them in other ways please visit their website here.
Wishing you all safe harbour,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
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Tranature 
The RNLI do a wonderful job, they certainly are brave! A lovely tribute 💚 Hope you’re having a great day 💕🐕💕xxx
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Cathy, they do an amazing job 💚 Wishing you a wonderful day too and much love from our house to yours 🤗💕🐕 xxx
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Thank you 🤗 and much love back 💚🐕xxx
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Thank you Cathy 💚🐕💚 xxx
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Wow! That was quite a rough day. Careful on the beach, my friends.
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Thank you kindly dear Mason, all safe and well on dry land here, hope you are keeping well too 😊
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You’re welcome. Yup, all good here thank you.
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Wonderful tribute, Xenia. Not many can do what they do.
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Thank you kindly dear Lois, they’re doing an amazing job 🤗💜🙏 xxx
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enjoyed your poem Tranature!
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Thank you kindly! 😊
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Welcome!
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Fantastic blues for this week. Thanks Xenia 😀
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Thank you kindly dear Cee and thank you so much for hosting this lovely challenge 💙
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Beautiful
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Thank you kindly dear Karina 💜
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Wow, the first two seascape are my favorite!
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Aww thank you kindly dear Amy 💙
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They really do serve in harrowing conditions. My nephew was in the Navy as a helicopter pilot and I saw footage of him expertly holding a line over a shipwrecked civilian in a heaving sea and it was not for the faint of heart!
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Thank you dear Eliza, the sea can be a dangerous place and so glad your nephew was able to rescue this shipwrecked person! 🤗💜 xxx
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Beautifully put!
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Thank you kindly dear Laurie! 💜 xxx
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A really beautiful tribute and fantastic photos!
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Paula, wishing you a blessed day ahead 🤗💜 xxx
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