DESERT FLOWER

SHE STANDS

SEEMINGLY ALONE

SHE REACHES UPWARD

TOWARD HER CREATOR

DESPITE THE EXTREME WEATHER

SHE CONTINUES TO FIND THE STRENGTH

TO SUSTAIN HER DELICATE SELF

AS SHE LOOKS OUT

OVER THE MILES OF THIRSTY EARTH

A FAMILIAR COMFORTING WHISPER

GENTLY CARESSES HER...
"MY BEAUTIFUL AND SACRED ONE

YOU ARE DELICATE AND STRONG!

FAR TOO SPECIAL TO BE YET

ANOTHER GRAIN OF SAND

THIS IS WHY MY DEAR ONE

I CHOOSE YOU TO BE A RADIANT

DESERT FLOWER!"

By Jessica L. Anderson