The Emerald Belt
This isn’t a poem:
The Archipelago,
or large group of islands
that make up Indonesia,
is known as the Emerald Belt,
first named so by Dutch writer Multatuli,
pseudonym of Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820-1887),
who referred to Indonesia’s beautiful nature
and the numerous islands
the country consists of.
Did you know?
The artwork is provided by the ever brilliant Alias Jinksy,
who invites us to hop on her bicycle and write something if we feel inspired by it.
"This isn't a poem". LOL But I do see your vision. It does look islandy!
ReplyDeleteWonderful! I can see just what you mean. I love your 'zoomed out' vision. :-)
ReplyDeletePatience is a virtue - I've only had to wait all day for Blogger to let me post a comment!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the impromptu geography lesson - I leave your blog wiser than when I arrived, which can't be bad! LOL ♥
And it's all just five hours away. Although I've never been to Bali, very UnAustralian of me. My son however, will be honeymooning there in August lucky duck!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it a poem? It flows quite poetically. The Emerald Belt - how inviting:-)
ReplyDeleteMargaret:
ReplyDeleteIt really isn't ;-)
Susannah:
Thank you ;-)
Jabblog:
No, it isn't a poem. I can't help it that my writing flows so wonderfully poetically LOL
It does look like an island band doesn't it? Beautiful descriptors.
ReplyDeletei thought i was quite educated, going to the hebrides, and isle of skye and orkney island but i have never heard of any of those yopu mention except just in passing hearing the name, but where i now know because of you<><>hope hubs{hans} is feeling good and that complications are non exsitant
ReplyDeleteIt could, indeed, be Indonesia. What an interesting history.
ReplyDeleteHow picturesque! And beautiful, too!
ReplyDeleteI now know where Malacca is, presumably the origin of those canes we used to read about! Amazing what we can learn from a blog post, isn't it?