weathered wood
the memorial bench
still holds her poem
© Xenia Tran
Haiku Dialogue, The Haiku Foundation, 22 September 2021
Thank you again for all your good wishes before we went on our blogging break!
We had a relaxing time with beautiful walks in quiet areas (without a phone signal and limited internet) and hope you had a peaceful week too.
Wishing you a blessed Sunday and a happy week ahead,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #168: Seen Better Days
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Love that the poem is still there Xenia – a lovely tribute perfect for this week’s challenge.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Tina and for hosting this lovely challenge 🤗💜 xxx
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Nice to have you back! x
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Thank you kindly dear Eliza, it’s lovely to be back! 🤗💖 xxx
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How lovely 💚 Welcome back, glad you enjoyed the break 💕🐕💕xxx
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Cathy, it was very peaceful with every kind of weather! 😁💚🍂 Hope you had a great week too and much love to you all 🤗💕🐕 xxx
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Every kind of weather here too 😁 but peaceful is good 🤗 Much love from our house to yours 💕🐕💕xxx
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Thank you Cathy 😁💕🐕 xxx
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A beautiful poem, and a beautiful Haiku
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Bella, it was a lovely surprise to find this poem on the bench and a true haiku moment 💜 xxx
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Yes I can imagine finding a poem just as you are about to sit down. And it is so beautifully craved out, and weathered time nicely
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Lovely poem and your Haiku as well. Best wishes from us 🐴🐕😀here for a happy and peaceful week for you and yours Xenia.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Anne and a blessed and peaceful new week to you too 🤗💖🐎 xxx
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What a wonderful bench memorial – and the person was 42? Wonder the story
But even without knowing it can feel this love and tenderness
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Yvette, I wonder about the story too and couldn’t find any further information. The grounds are in new ownership and it looks as if this bench relates to someone who lived here before. The love can still be felt when we read her words 💚 xxx
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Yes – love can still be felt and reminds me how powerful a memorial can be – and this is way better than the gaudy expensive marble slabs and status items some folks have – this has depth and beauty and naturalness
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💞💚💞🙏 xxx
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Beautiful series, Xenia! Enjoy your break.
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Thank you kindly dear Amy, we had a lovely time – hope you had a great week too! 🤗💖 xxx
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Welcome back! Lovely moody pictures and poem.
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Thank you kindly dear Laurie, it’s great to be back and hope you had a lovely week too! 🤗💖 xxx
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Beautiful
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Thank you kindly dear Ann-Christine 💖 xxx
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🙂
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Wowwww. Amazing tribute.
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Thank you kindly dear John!
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I like your eye for the beauty and decay. I believe it (Decay, weathering) is a manifestation of the wisdom we desire but we are afraid of if not wise. Beautiful blog.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Paul, there’s so much beauty to be found in all that weathers and ages 😊
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