Political madness ceases.
And petty problems don’t exist.
As the blackness of the heavens licks the red sandstone.
A dusting of glitter in the sky twinkles surrounded by colorful gas clouds.
The silence of the night, interrupted by the shrill coyote howl.
Tranquil Southern Utah! Where man ceases and nature rules.
I never want to leave.
Sun shines above the formations,
As rays of light turn orange and red.
The deep blue sky welcomes the day, pure and clean.
Snakes, scorpions, and feral dogs wander through the red dirt.
The wind blows and the Colorado river cuts, as they continue to reshape the land.
Tranquil Southern Utah! Where man ceases and nature rules.
I never want to leave.
____________________________________________________________________Ekphrasis to Southern Utah
by Stephanie Daich
