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Write about a community that worships Mother Nature.

Posted in Summer on Oct 26, 2022

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“The Woman At The Mountain Top” by Ramon Martensen

Submitted to Contest #90

Deeply hidden in the mountains, away from the rest of the world there once was a place unlike any other. On the surface, it looked like any old landscape. A mountain made green by the foliage of trees, a river running through a paradise-like valley, and a village at the foot of it it all. This was the kind of place that you might see on the hastily scribbled postcards that your backpacking friends send you to remind you that the world is bigger than you could ever imagine.  A place like so many if it weren’t for one unique inhabitant ...

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“Nature at its best” by Tina Miller

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I worship nature.  I am only one of a few who I know of that can actually talk to nature. I don’t know of many out there that has this ability to talk to nature, but it is something that can be a good thing, and a bad thing as well.   Nature is thee most wonderous creation in this universe.  Nothing beats nature.  If you believe in God, then you believe in nature.  I worship both.  I find myself sometimes leaning more to nature for a...

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“OH MY MOTHER GODDESS” by Oshome Precious

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"Mama... what is it?" I asked as I helped my mother drop down the basket of fruit from her head, she heaved a heavy breath and stared at me silently for some seconds, pores of sweat dripped from her neck down to her bossom and the on rushing tears at the edge of both eyes could not be left unnoticed. I was getting scared and I feared for the worse. "Wh..wha...what happened?" My voice croaked, I couldn't imagine mother return to those pale mood of hers again, scenes from the gory days kept flashing through my mind. "Ikenna has killed me!!" Sh...

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“Forbidden To Fall” by M Belle

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“The carriage gave a shock of a hustle and down she fell, right to the bottom of the ravine floor,” I couldn’t help a scowl as I looked over at my sister. She was on her hands and knees, scrubbing inside the Duchess’ fireplace. Her grey hair fell in a long sheath from the slightly peaked top of her head down to the floor. I watched the strands run a lover’s touch across the sooted bricks before swinging backward. “I knew you would be scowling,” Ben said, turning to look at me. She rose slowly from her bruised knees. In her hand she clen...

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“Breaking the Code” by Muhammad Barlas

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BREAKING THE CODE   HOW TO RULE THE WORLD It was the pleasant cool day of 14 September, 2014, that I landed at Kennedy Airport to attend an International conference on Religion & Peace. Leyma GBowee , Nobel Peace prize winner 2012 was the main speaker. Since I got the visa and ticket in my hand, I started dreaming about exploration of this wonderland, which was discovered incidentally a few centuries before but now surpassing the entire world in all areas of human development.  In spite of the fact that no othe...

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“Things Like That Don't Happen In This Neighborhood.” by Konstantina Cheiladaki

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It was a fishing village as far back as she could remember. With waves crashing against the grey of the shore, their foam soaking people through. And little by little, every time the foam landed on them, they got a little of the Sea; until they became one, their minds liquid as Hers, an array of emotions only She could ever fathom.And oh, how they adored Her.She was the Mother that birthed them all, the divine blue of their quiet lives.It was a quiet village indeed, and as the grey and blue washed over them, nobody took more than they needed...

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“Worship ” by Sandra Claros

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The first sparks  of the day  hid the lights of the diamonds of the celestial firmament.. -         He is getting into the barn, now – I said,  listening to that  crawling given by those tired footsteps.  Soon after the sunrise, the soft and sweety- mannered  man - a sir, I dare say ! -  firstly showed up his corduroy suit - always smelling olive oil! – his personal scent. -         Now, he &n...

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“BRENHOMA” by Mfon Dick

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There once lived a happy family in the small village of Brenhoma, The Mr Okon's family. Mr Okon had a wife and six children. As said earlier, the family was a happy one. The reason for their constant happiness could be traced to their selfless love for each other and the fact that they believed in nature and worshipped her with all their lives. Mr Okon was a farmer who worked intensively on his farm with the aid of his wife and children. He had lived all his life on the farm. Though he wasn't an illiterate, he had a formal education, he de...

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“May Queen” by Mandy McCool

Submitted to Contest #90

It has been said that she was born in a sunbeam and would pass from this world by moonlight. Makes a life and a death sound pretty romantic, doesn’t it? Silly ancient fables tend to do that in order to make difficult ideologies seem pleasant. I mean, who in their right mind would actually want to live up to a story dreamt up hundreds of years ago and passed along with each and every generation? I sure as hell wouldn’t. But that isn’t my problem. That wasn’t my calling. That prophesy belongs to my older sister. Daisy is the May Queen, an...

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“ turbulent water” by Richard Devanney

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The water was turbulent around the body, the remains of the whale were torn, ragged, showing white blubber and specs of red meat. Most of the Sharks were circulating at a safe distance , wary of being too close to the easy meal as the large tiger shark tore large chucks of foul rotting flesh, gulping them aggressively, it could sense the boats and human crews approaching , but didn’t react or change its behavior. The placid meal it didn’t recognize as a prophecy or gift, it just tore of pieces and swallowed them whole as fast it co...

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“The Green Earth Society” by David Dicaire

Submitted to Contest #90

They call themselves the Green-Earth Society, a true branch of the Eco-Warrior movement. But, they are a peaceful tribe. They don’t own guns or bombs or any type of weapons.  Some have classified them as a cult; their religion would be the environment. Their devotion and worship to Mother Nature is second to none. It all started when Joshua Reynolds returned to the old camping ground that his parents took him to when he was just a young lad. His siblings cherished that place; it was magical fun. The place was c...

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“The Senator” by Jim Corinthians

Submitted to Contest #90

On a dreary September evening, there is a lake by a forest, and on that lake sits a small cottage.  In this cottage is an old woman, sitting in front of a fire. She is on the phone, listening intently to the other person. In her other hand is a steaming cup of tea. The TV is on, a local news station reporting that an environmental bill failed.  In the kitchen is the old woman’s daughter, making some blueberry muffins. The old woman loved blueberry muffins, and the daughter was able to get fresh blueberries from the nearby fores...

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“Mother” by RIC .

Submitted to Contest #90

      Many think Mother Nature is a kind, beautiful, omnipotent goddess. And yes, while she is beautiful and an omnipotent goddess, she is anything but kind. “I hate everything equally,” she so often says. But humanity often codes her as being kind and more motherlike than she actually is.            So when the woman in question found a community of humans living in her woods and praising her, she wasn’t as pleased as the humans in question would think. “Th...

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“MOTHER NATURE CULT” by Sivaram Govindaraj

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This story is set in the island of Rambu in planet GAIA2 which is earth’s twin about 8 centuries behind but is still evolving. The king of Rambu summoned his prime minister (PM) who came. The king said “Can you tell me about that man named Poly?” “He is the head of Mother Nature cult and has introduced new types of worship of Nature. He venerates trees and plant life and halts pollution of waterways and rivers. It was he who introduced Nature day when he wants the entire population to bathe naked in the sea to avoid polluting water bodies l...

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“Mitakuye Oyasin” by Dave Jones

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The snow has since melted on the great plains in Indian country. The bright sun is beginning to show itself more each day. Spring is in the air and you can smell the freshness of the grass that grows underfoot.Newly born buffalo calves roam the countryside. Adult salmon make their way up stream to spawn, as the bears, fresh from hibernation, are waiting for them at the river's edge.Daylight hours are stretching longer into the evenings as the sun lowers a little later each day, before disappearing behind the mountains, ready to rise again th...

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