Sharing Our Horizon

Today’s review is about Sharing Our Horizon by Xenia Tran.

Xenia Tran is an artistic photographer and amazing poet; her haiku in particular are incredible! Pure Haiku published one of her haiku on this site back in September 2016!

Xenia was born in The Netherlands and lives with her husband and adopted whippet Misty in the Scottish Highlands. She has two blogs which can be found at Whippet Wisdom and Tranature.

Sharing Our Horizon is a beautiful collection of expertly written haiku from the point of view of her previous two adopted whippets; Eivor and Pearl.

driftwood
when spirit leaves the trees
a loving gift

Xenia’s haiku, haiban, tanka and other forms are reflected in the exquisite photographs she includes with each offering.

lagoon holds
a painting from the sky
in her arms

I love the way she takes you through a year in the Highlands, from hopeful spring, through the brief warmth of summer into the slow decay of autumn and into the bitter, frigid beauty of the fallow months.

bees dazzle
around the purple heather
autumn wind

Her photographs, more often than not, feature one or both of her whippets, but sometimes they simply capture the raw, visceral beauty of Scotland.

winter rings
her wings of ice and snow
around the sun

If you haven’t yet bought this collection, I urge you to do so. You won’t be disappointed!

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