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For Joanna Daniel's  the 'Let's Write A Tercet' Poetry Contest

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Beautiful Landscapes

How beautiful the grasslands are:
from rolling hills to fields of grain
or prairies flat, extending far.

Lovely too are cordilleras -
those peaks and valleys in a chain
with clear lakes in high sierras.

Earth’s deserts have a beauty rare -
like sculpted  rocks in high terrain
or sands that drift in hot, dry air.

I’m partial to a white-sand shore
nearby King Poseidon’s domain
where I can hear the ocean’s roar.

So many landscapes we can see:
the coastline, mountains, woods, and plain,
so in what nice place might you be?
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Kendrick Avatar
July 20, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Congratulations on your winning work in Joanna's contest. Reads like a nice place to visit. Way to go. Sara K.
Layne Avatar
July 20, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Congratulations, Andrea! Lovely scenes.
Guptar Avatar
July 20, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Congratulations dear poetess on your high win in this contest with a lovely tercet flowing fluidly with beautiful rhymes on some charming landscape that nature offers freely to admire, relax and dispel our strains. Wishing you a delightful start of the new week.
George Avatar
July 20, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Dear Andrea, back to your lovely poem with Congratulations on your win.
Poet Avatar
July 20, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Beautifully crafted work with fantastic layers of imagery. Congratulations on your contest win, Andrea.
Miller Avatar
July 20, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Beautifully written Andrea, congratulations
Daniel Avatar
July 19, 2026 at 11:46 PM
A different topic of nature you chose and made it seem easy, congratulations, Andrea:)
Hind Avatar
July 19, 2026 at 9:35 PM
beautiful work, Andrea- LOVE the ending
George Avatar
July 18, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Reading your poem, I made a tour of prairies, mountains and sandy beaches. How beautiful is nature! Enjoyed your poem.
Scott Avatar
July 15, 2026 at 5:14 PM
To be around nature is nice we seem to take it for granted or to preocupid the world around love trees birds it was nice during lick down 2020 to hear the sound of nature admist all the confusion love your poem great imigary xx
Dietrich Avatar
July 15, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Thanks, David
Narain Avatar
July 14, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Nice landscape. You can come to Northen California to have such an experience.
Dietrich Avatar
July 14, 2026 at 10:58 AM
I used to live in Bay area. From 85 to 90. So I was there for the big earthquake!
Rolland Avatar
July 14, 2026 at 8:10 AM
fascinating poetry, interesting place, it seems you live in the West, nature is part of the country, of the life, i think that so much, thanks poet Andrea
Dietrich Avatar
July 14, 2026 at 10:59 AM
I have lived in 4 different states, all very different but beautiful. My phone state was Iowa. But most of my life I have been here in Utah. I miss fireflies!
DiMino Avatar
July 14, 2026 at 7:59 AM
"or sands that drift in hot, dry air." -- love that imagery. Yes indeed, we are privileged to a beautiful planet. Great descriptive writing!
Dietrich Avatar
July 14, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Thanks, Joe
Etgen-Baker Avatar
July 13, 2026 at 3:31 PM
outstanding description...in Greece?
Dietrich Avatar
July 13, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Or are you telling me you are in Greece??
Dietrich Avatar
July 13, 2026 at 5:16 PM
In any place on earth where we find such landscapes
Gibbons Avatar
July 13, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Wow Andrea I love your Tercet wish you all the best in contest a fab contender :D for sure. I love the ocean and the Lakes around me. I'm truly blessed beyond measure hugs friend <3
Dietrich Avatar
July 13, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Thanks, Dorothy
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