Natural Beauty of National Parks

Table of Contents

Yosemite National Park - Danica Ward
Nature's Great Powers...........3
The Charm of Half Dome.......3
Beautiful Bridalveil Falls.........4

Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park - Tessa D'Amico
Controlled Chaos........5
Beauty Comes in Different Forms.....6
The Process Overtime..........5

Grand Canyon National Park - Natasha Jochim
As the Lizard Thirst.........7
The Canyon.........7
Rocks.........8

Zion National Park - Teagan Ibelle
Taking It All In.........10
Long Time Resident.........10
Highway to Heaven.........10

Acadia National Park - Malia Preston
Ocean's Allure.........11
The Watchtower's Light.........12
Boundless Creatures.........13

Works Cited........15 & 16

Yosemite National Park

To cause the cool wind to blow
and rivers to flow,
To make the sunrise
and sunlight fill the skies,
To create the stars’ shimmer
and the moon’s glimmer,
To craft a lion’s great roar
and a lovely bird’s soar,
To allow a firefly to glow
and a tiny seed to grow,
To construct flourishing forests and open seas,
fragrant meadows and rushing streams,
To paint colorful sunsets bright
and illuminate the planet with light,
To build great snowy peaks tall
and a wonderous waterfall,
To map continents over the sea
and form humanity,
To be grateful for all nature’s magical creations
is of utmost importance,
because it brought about you and me.

Nature’s Great Powers,

Beautiful Bridalveil Falls

An avalanche of water plummeting over the peak,
Rushing
Down
To the
Earth,
Glistening
In the
Sunlight
As it falls,
Cascading
In a perfect
Line of
Flow,
Crashing into the stream below,
Splashing droplets that sparkle around like glitter,
Thundering like a rainstorm, Creating a wondrous masterpiece of nature.

The Wonders of Half Dome
A smooth granite dome
Then a steep plummeting face
Nature’s rare beauty

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

Controlled Chaos

Volcanoes volcanoes how they flow
How they devour and take control
They tremble the earth, causing corruption
While being the leader of the destruction
They open a pathway for fresh life to roam
Leaving the animals to make new homes
They make the land more grand
Nothing will break the stride
With the volcanoes aside

The Process Overtime

Volcanic stages
When eruption makes its mark
And beauty occurs

Beauty Comes in Different Forms

It happens when volcanoes erupt
Going onto the land, sizzling and popping
Not knowing what will happen next
Eager to cool
Obliterating old life
Unifying rock and land together like glue
Starting a new rock called Igneous

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK

As the Lizard Thirsts
The plants had withered
With the dry, dusty terrain
It sprinkled, then rained

Personal Beauty
As far as you can see
Each divit had been a stream

As it slowly started to dissipate drop by drop
It sculpted into a formation which is gazed at today

As the sun set behind the hills
As the crickets sound shrills

Each has its own formation
Unlike any other location

Crumbling Rocks
As small pieces of gravel start to crumble
Down the rock pummels
As if they are in a chase
It slowly starts to come into place

As if a cake made with many layers
Still consists of the same components
The canyon with many gradients
Had come from the same beginning

All Rocks Belong
Ridged rocks ripple
Over and over, rolling, rolling, rolling
Crashing down as if they are in a chase
Knowing that they suddenly will find their place
Showing how everyone belongs and has a specific space

Acadia National Park

Ocean’s Allure

Ocean roaring, crashing on the rocks
The depth of the sea floor never meeting docks.
Holding mysteries, the water could talk
With how much has transpired, it wished it could walk.
Ships have sailed for many years, the ocean too strong to lead them
Yet sailors keep sailing and sometimes condemn.
Despite the strong currents and big loud strikes,
The ocean is still calm on days and one is never alike.

The Watchtower’s Light

The light shines onto the surface
No ship lost in the harbour
The keeper is always awake and lively
Waiting for any lost one afloat.
Enduring any storm, standing tall and proud
The lighthouse acts as an unconquerable premise.