AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes

AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes
I love a sunburnt country / A land of sweeping plains / Of ragged mountain ranges / Of droughts and flooding rains / I love her far horizons / I love her jewel-sea / Her beauty and her terror / The wide brown land for me / ~ Dorothea Mackellar (1885-1968)

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Monday, March 10, 2008

Crystalline Doors ~ for the House in Marrakesh Blog


celebrating "DOORS" on Wednesday 12th March 2008. A uniting, creative project for all bloggers!
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A closed door is a secret face
Keeping worldly fears beyond the hearth
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An open door welcomes Nature
Leaving worldly tears to burn alone
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A door is the Alpha to journeys
Omega to shadows of time
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Here is a list of bloggers participating in this connection. There are so many door pics that are just incredible! Many I couldn't even dream about! Yet they are real!
The top 2 blogs organised the door connection. The remainder are participants in no particular order. Check them out!
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22 comments:

paisley said...

i think i rather enjoy my secret face...

virtual nexus said...

Lovely, refreshing image - what a great combined shot.

Also taking part in doors theme (UK)

juliaD said...

Hello,
Wow, we are all so close...
That door is so beautiful opening to water...a fountain..so awesome..thanks for posting me,
I will be reading all your soulful musings tonight..and will be wathcing you from now on..
xx

Barrie said...

What an interesting shot. It totally captures the idea of two very different places: inside vs outside.

Isn't this door thing a fun theme?

Unknown said...

Hi there, tks for dropping by and linking me in this post, can I send you a postcard? if you dont mind, send an add to sweetpeaeli@gmail.com. Have a wonderful day !!

Elizabeth said...

Super picture but I particularly enjoyed your quotations.
So wise and true.
All best wishes.

Anonymous said...

I love your photo and poem. Looks like there's something special waiting outside for me when I step outside the door. ;-)

Paz

Anonymous said...

Beautiful words Gemma! This has been such an incredible journey today. It is a joy to visit you here at your blog with an open door!

hpy said...

A bautiful door opening to a beautiful garden.

Sherry said...

Hi Gemma...I've seen you at Sunday Scribblings too!! Thanks for the comment you left about my doors...I love this one -- that it's open an looking out -- a different take from all the closed doors.

I also love the poem you wrote...it speaks volumes!

Karen Cole said...

Gemma,

Goodness, I am wandering about here not knowing what to look at first. There is so much to see.

Your poetry is wonderful. I was particularly drawn to the blogging poem. So appropriate today.

Love your music choices.

I'll keep wandering now.

Lea said...

Beautiful poem, alpha and omega, these thresholds opening and closing for us to journey with you... thank you Gemma!

Christine Mercer-Vernon said...

beautiful image, truly represents what can lie beyond a door you dare to open. your poetry is beautiful as well, I particularly like "A door is the Alpha to journeys
Omega to shadows of time" ....very true!

Anonymous said...

A closed door is a secret face.......I like that one.

Mari said...

Good shot! Fountain and all...

Leslie said...

What a wonderful, welcoming photograph and poem. I believe I'll stay and look around for a while if you don't mind . . .

Ambera said...

Thanks for the nice comments on my blog! I'll look forward to your next visit!

Merisi said...

Warm and welcoming image and words, thank you for sharing!

Sue Krekorian said...

Lucky for me that the Doors of the World have opened to show me your work and world. I'm enjoying this trip around the globe and meeting such wonderful artists and bloggers. Stunning image and wonderful words: thanks! Best wishes.

Come Away With Me said...

The door you selected for your post says so much, even without words...and the poem you included just adds to the depth of meaning. Beautiful.

Patty said...

Beautiful photo. I have some up also

Frank Gardner said...

Interesting door and thoughtful words Gemma.

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