It is with great happiness that we share the results of the International Literary Contest Nature 2020-2021 by “The Green Sparrows”:

Poetry Category

1st Place

“A PRIMAL COLLOQUY” by Joseph (USA)

2nd Place:

“A Quarantine Visitor” by Jill G. Hall (USA)

3rd Place (TIE):

“The Lord of the Words and the Gardener” by José Reis (Brazil)

And

"Invaders” by Jenny McCabe (UK)

And

“Stillness” by Carlton Holte (USA)

Honorable Mentions:

“Nature’s Renewal Plan (After the Pandemic)” by Alison Jennings (USA)

And

“What should always be” by Guillermo Arbe (Peru)

And

“Healing” by M. Tragicum (Portugal)

And

“A blooming morning on a tree’s branch” by Alexandra Bucur (Romania)

And

“Parts of Meditation” by Quinn Brown (USA)

Honorable Mentions (Best Short Poems):

“Araguaia River” by Deuzeli Linhares (Brazil)

And

“A SAND PIPER SHARES HIS BEACH” by Debra Manske (USA)

Short Stories’ Category:

1^st Place:

“March 24th, 2020” by Michaela Brady (UK)

2^nd Place:

“Sparrow Spring Engineers” by Mi West (Sweden)

3^rd Place (TIE):

“The Lost Village” by Subi Taba (India)

And

“One Thousand Two Hundred” by Quinn Brown (USA)

Honorable Mentions:

“Like a Bird” by David Ehrlich (Brazil)

And

“The Badger” by Daniela Albu (Romania)

In this Edition of the International Literary Contest Nature (2020-21) we would like to thank you to:

Maximum Potential Education

http://www.maximumpotentialeducation.com/

and the Adjudicators “The Green Sparrows” and “The Green Cat”.

We would also like to drop a few words about the works received. Today we disclose here the winners, but a few other works will be included in this year’s Anthology. The pieces of poetry and short stories received portray feelings about humanity, the relation with mother nature and, sometimes, the impact of the pandemics in our life. Nature always blooms during Spring and, for many of us, the results of this Contest are known during that season of flowers and hope. Nevertheless, it is always time to be in deep connection with nature. There is always a sunset to light our lives.

During the next weeks we will share here some of the winning works.

Enjoy!

Dear Friends,

Due to the pandemic we changed our plans and we are about to reveal the results of the Literary Contest Nature 2020-2021 by the end of May.

With our kind regards.

While we wait for the results of our Contest why not fly with our Dreams?

Florian Christl - Fly

See you tomorrow.

Today we visit mother Earth.

 Enjoy

Just a small poem

The end of the day,

is like a second pray:

Sun becomes light to our life

and we remember a green hidden in roses' lights...

The Literary Contest Nature 2020-2021 ends 15th April.

Enjoy.

Today, an inspiration for The Contest Nature 2021:

Regulation of the Contest here:

https://talesforlove.blogs.sapo.pt/international-literary-contest-nature-94909

Enjoy.

Dear Friends,
Today our Literary Contest continues and we share a new poem by Rui M. and share a song made of hope!

Pieces of petals in poetry

I

The last Winter's flower
Is the first of air ironies
As it is the Spring's precursor

II

A petal falls down... mistress, 

as slowly, slowly, as a breeze...

Turns around, as a whirlwind

And I imagine myself at Hanami:
For shame, I deny any pollution.
But who will believe my verse today?

The Nature's petal fells down happily...
Bright colour of hope I see in her...

You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home - Hannah Montana - FMCs | Disney HD - YouTube

Enjoy.

"Flower’s Perspectives", by Rui M.

In a long dale, a white dot.

Petals in a green sea…

Uncanny survivor: as if life, was corpsing,

when she is on stage of nature.

If:

The flower dyes alone, she´s a ruin.

Ruination of white after white.

If:

The flower is picked up and offered,

She´s heritage, of behaviors’ meanings.

If the flower is really, there, at the green dale,

Then possible is everything.

Enjoy.

Today we share a poem.

A SAND PIPER SHARES HIS BEACH, by DEBRA Manske (USA, 2021)

Suited in brown and white
he pokes the sand with pointed bill
for a breakfast of bugs.

He’s made tiny web-foot shapes 
in the sand, so many for such a small soul
and my footprints are as confounded as his.

Though, I took my breakfast elsewhere,
I suspect it was for his counsel
that I came.

Enjoy.

Today, we invite you to look to this fabulous movie "Alpha":

A movie about Nature, Stars and Humanity and Happy Ends.

Please, do not forget to send your work to our Literary Contest "Nature 2020-2021".

Enjoy.