This piece is a collaboration created by writers and photographers from around the world. We each photographed and wrote about the beauty of our homeland. There are 14 photos, from 9 countries, and all 6 of the inhabited continents. Friends separated by 1000s of miles worked together to show that the world, in all its variety, with all its differences, truly is beautiful!
World of Beauty
Sprinkled hoarfrost beautifies all it touches. Icy air highlights the silence. I stop, imagine, forget the madness, Realize the beauty, the wonder, and dream to keep it for eternity.
Always I thought I dreamed to see A land that was as strange as me, It then came clear, I am a part Of this strange land inside my heart.
Through the woods we go, Called by our magical land, Where past belles still dance.
The beauty of this place is given nature’s grace with snow and wonders I stand face-to-face
Sunlight through murky layers of cloud scatters diffused light on the ground. Winds when blow, leaves they rustle far away from city’s hustle and bustle.
A bay, docked with boats, Brisk air demands, people grab their coats. A city filled with so much beauty, Bound by a sense of honor and duty.
Displayed under broken skies passed without a second thought so unlike our to and from worlds hidden within worlds
The world barely knows this side of you; The majestic mountains, crashing shores. Winds blow ever constant, Weather always perfect. One day we’ll see each other, once again.
You rhyme everything you write. Colors are your favorite tools. When you speak, Melodies are all you know.
No matter how much I wished to drown, you’ve always pushed me towards the shore.
And your stones Neon gems Still allow Roots to take hold
Glacial erractics Mysterious survivors of an age of ice Our forests, fields and hearths are lined with the bones of your mountains The New World grew up around them
Soft plantations Asunder from the civil? No. Enraged Emeralds border the black stone. Oh your harsh tropical light, and your contrasts Abounding
@lyricsbylittle - Stanza 1; Photo 11; Dąbrowa Tarnowska, Poland
@sonador-reveur - Stanza 2; Photo 2; India
@uniquelykalene - Stanza 3; Photo 5; Louisiana, (US)
@mycosmicbackyard - Stanza 4; Photo 12; Bærum Rykkinn, Norway
@ellenya - Stanza 5; Photo 3; Wodonga, Australia
@temen-ni-gru666 - Stanza 6; Photo 7; Boston, MA (US)
@cruxymox - Stanza 7; Photo 8; Concord, MA (US)
@mortalghost - Stanza 8; Photo 6; Colombia, S.A.
@behind-the-sun - Stanza 9; Photo 13; Egypt
@torrentialmonsoon - Stanza 10; Photo 9; Ontario, Canada
@just-4-thought - Stanza 11; Photo 1; Kentucky (US)
@behindthelastdoor - Stanza 12; Photo 14; New England (US)
@viridian-goose - Stanza 13; Photo 4; Florida (US)
@xxmcmcx - Photo 10; Okinawa, Japan
An honour to be a part of this. Thank you