 Sugar Creek, Shades State Park, Indiana |
 Near Capitol Reef National Park |
Many rainy days feed sheltering forests Wind spreads the seeds A stream carries rain to waiting ponds Damp soil covered with plants Mice scurry between the bushes Towering white oak trees The oak’s value is now seen as lumber The forest is alive, beautiful, valuable |
Bright sun feeds small shrubs Wind spreads the seeds A stream quenches lush cottonwoods Rocky canyon walls show their stripes Lizards scurry between the boulders Twisted bristlecone pine trees The bristlecone’s value is now known The desert is alive, beautiful, valuable |
