Haiku: Every Feather

 

a duck 'photobombing' a swan in the centre of the image with a big smile

 

behind these eyes
curtains of light
in every feather

© Xenia Tran

 

a brown and white duck with dark green head smiling at the camera

With love from Xenia xxx

 

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

 

Carpe Diem Spring Retreat 2018: The Light of the World

Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Prolific

 

Haiku: Spring Pond

 

swan gliding across a pond with spring buds in the foreground

 

spring pond
the sound of thoughts
flying away

© Xenia Tran

 

pond in spring with tree buds, green shoots and trees

 

swan prooning himself on a quiet pond in spring

With love from Xenia xxx

 

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

 

Carpe Diem Spring Retreat 2018: The Light of the World

Daily Prompt: Authentic

Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Prolific

 

 

Haiku: Sweet Starling

starling on the ledge of a wooden birdfeeder looking at the camera

sweet starling
how many hearts
fly with you

© Xenia Tran

EarthRise Rolling Haiku Collaboration 2018

starling eating peanuts from a birdfeeder

With love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

We are delighted that the above haiku and Floating Swan appear in EarthRise Rolling Haiku Collaboration 2018 – Year of the Bird. A very big thank you to Jim Kacian and the Haiku Foundation for featuring my poems and putting this beautiful edition together.

Carpe Diem Spring Retreat 2018: Light of the World

Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Prolific