Nature Poems: Juniper Tree

One of my goals this year is to share more of my poetry, so I thought I'd share some here that I've written during outdoor adventures. This one is called "Juniper Tree" and I wrote it while in Arches National Park a few years back.

Juniper Tree

I found the Earth most beautiful

in a place where she was

crumbling, cracked,

reddened, and scarred.

I treat my internal deserts with the same wonder and awe,

marveling at the resilience and magnificence 

of the life growing there,

in a place so twisted,

defiant,

and raw.