Arizona / Utah Land

I have seen the wonder of wilderness The great beauty of the West, I have trod the seductive sands And crawled upon the redemptive red rocks, I've serenely sat for hours in the Juniper shade Ruminating the writings of Terry Tempest Williams, I've felt my soul stir to a sail And fly higher than an eagle can rise, I've gazed up to the munificent moon watching And listened down to the canyon river singing, All the while feeling the warm wind pass by Caressing my skin with passion As the star-glittered pinyon pines dance And the owl scans the pumas who softly listen....... 1,000 years, and many more uncounted All alive in this moment, here with me Alone in and of and above this canyon country. - I am the only one here. - Though countless ancient ages past Can forever be sensed; kindred spirits understand, For the desert, and mountains, are always sacred land. Like Everett Ruess this Wild calls to me deep With irresistable beauty beyond words... far beyond. - Always I shall intensely, intensionally love this remote red region. ...God help me return...soon.