Today, recalling the victims of fires in Portugal in 2017 and the actual fires in California, a photograph and the winning poem of the 2020-2021 International Nature Literature Competition are shared.

“A PRIMAL COLLOQUY” by Joseph (USA)

Resplendent in red,

      was he.

More modest,

      was she.

Wing to wing

      they stood on

the telephone wire,

      in seamless synchronization,

against a putty-gray sky,

      populated with

hurrying yellow

      and orange clouds,

thick and heavy as

      wet paint; a gusting wind

heralding the approaching

      deluge.

Heads, turning rapidly and

      sharply, speaking

their language of love

      and necessity,

while standing on the

      words, grasping at

the conversations of a different

      species;

both long-ago evolved    

      from a universal

common ancestor —

      as Darwin believed.

Enjoy.

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!