Everything has Color
gentle tap of showers on aluminum, the muggy morning chilled with atmospheric globules, the crack of the starter, engine chugs, click seatbelt…
rest of ritual best left to thought, 6:30 and clouds everywhere, western skies black with salty air collected from Gulf, different than Atlantic, one is hot and furious, the other cold and merciless but water it is and water it remains
twenty-two miles ahead, roads damp, traffic light, lighter every day as jobs are lost, families move, money once flowed here, now weeds grow in foundations of dreams… seven long years this commute nothing changes but time and still the road unravels beneath my feet, black, black to match the mood
no sun but high in the western bank a flash of color, a short stub of a rainbow, barely there, but a screen pulls back, frequency by frequency white light hurled in pulsing waves to intersect with rising humidity now weeping at terminal velocity to strike my wandering eyes
darker the sky moves down and light from the east slips by high above, the vibrant color arcs slowly by degrees, up, up… around the bowl of forever it etches in glorious bands, doubled and reaching to encompass the horizon of the now…
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Saw a stunning double rainbow this morning at 7am driving to work. It started off as a wisp of faint color in the western clouds as thunderstorms moved to the east. As I drove north the rainbow got brighter when the sun glowed through morning breaks and ten miles later, it grew to a full circle and shone starkly against a gray bank.
What a wonderful way to kick start an otherwise bleak day. hugs
I hope it brought a smile to your lovely face
and brightened your day… you know what’s at
the end of a rainbow?
p.s. forgot to say your words are beautiful
Your words painted a lovely picture.
i miss the florida skies.. thunderstorms heat humidity and all… this was a drive down memory lane….
Beautiful words. Amid the gloom a sight to cheer.
(((Brian)))!!!! Boy am I behind the times! Firt of all, LOVE Carnival of the Elitist Bastards! Lovely little website!!! Also, LOVE this entry! I’m doing SOOOOOOOOO much better these days…I just can’t even describe it! Finally, FINALLY got my meds straight. I’m almost ready to take on the world again
Thanks for the birthday wishes, sweetie. Love ya!
What a drive! I almost felt like I was there! (Those Florida commutes in heavy traffic would be hard to get used to!)
Good Thursday morning everyone and the last work day before the three-day weekend. No plans to travel, just relax at home, do some writing, watch the Tour de France and chill out.
(((((Tammy)))))
No rainbows today.
((((Annie)))))
Lots and lots of friends.
Quill, I never take the camera with me, I should.
Paisley, everyday, stop on by.
Anthony, not gloom, just a Florida summer’s day.
(((((Riccie))))
Such positive vibes you’re sending out.
Kila, actually not a bad commute.
Sounds like you planned on a relaxing weekend. That’s what ours was.
HUGZ!
I hadn’t read this one yet in my “funk” — I was just referring to your work at dawn — or was I just physic? I’m changing the link to this post – ’cause I love it!