Desert
Standing at the top of the hill
Looking down
The endless sea of sand
Extending over the horizon
I stand still
Observe the surrounding vegetation
The environment forever changing
What is here today may not be here tomorrow
I treasure this moment
It may never be recaptured
The sand, the slopes, the landscape
Shaped by ever changing weather patterns
To become what it is today
The remoteness, the isolation,
The sound of quiet
The chill of the nights
The beauty of the sunrise,
the sunsets,
the sky
The land of contrast
The land of change
To appreciate this vast land
Is to accept all its moods
The storms, the lightning, the wind
The chill, the heat
Spend time
Be there!
The desert reveals
Our own children's experience of change
Of mood and emotion - the highs and the lows
Like the many faces of the desert
We appreciate them
Spend time
Be there
With them
For them
