Five rainbows

Thanks Mona, I know it could be polished up a lot, but it was a lovely experience & lead me to a lovely profound spot, glad to have taken you to a place of worth also, that's the hope of poetry I suppose. Be well (heh as Prof would say... it has worn off on me!) Cheers Anni~ "One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest". - Maya Angelou

Dear Gee with your generosity, how lovely to "see" you again... Oh lovely that you felt that peace... me too. That's the point I guess. I do hope you & Wnedy are well & thriving... winter here is very cold now, we thought we might have snow recently, I think there might be a few falls this year, the air has that flavour even today... That means it's probably lovely summer for you huh... enjoy my friend, send some warm thoughts this way & cheers to you & yours. Cheers Anni~ "One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest". - Maya Angelou

Dear Jayne, I am glad to see you still so active here (& with a little envy, though not in a competative way... there really needs to be a better term to express the longing to be at a similar level, but not carry a sense of having to compete with one who is), I am pleased to see it, since last I heard you were up for some serious surgery & you seem to be going well... bravo girl! I hardly visit here, am unable between far greater pulls on my "other" life & decreasing ability really. Anyway, thanks for your sweetness, the same back to you. We do what we can don't we & the challenge is to do it with grace & goodness of heart. Take good care Jayne & keep up the big efforts you put in here from what I see (not much, but enough). Cheers Anni~ "One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest". - Maya Angelou

Yes, there is something about travelling isn't there, puts you in a different head space as well as the physical... I am so glad you understood it was a distance trip, the five rainbows arching over us at seperate points durning the 3 hour journey... all so clear & so close, the optical illusion making the ends in sight almost every time, a rare thing I think... & there, was the "pot of gold" proverbially speaking... the gift of peace as Gee observed.. the revelation. Cheers Anni~ "One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest". - Maya Angelou

Ahhh my precious Annushka, no pain for me in the big picture, except the missing of lovely poetry companions here sometimes & the longing to write fading away, it isn't sharp so I guess it's good. The need to write was sometimes so very brutal in me much of my life, if I didn't there were times it felt like I would be ripped from the inside out to get those sensation onto paper & out into the world somehow... I never knew why, it never seemed to effect anyone else (perhaps via a songs that made a difference to someone now & then)... any, blabbing. As always I love the gift you have placed here in words, just lovely dear Annushka, tales of your experiences laid to letters like gorgeous gliding,darting fish, then like waterfalls & sunrise skies... you are a blessing my dear sister. I am there through you , a lovely gift, thank you, both for the journey of your experience & for your lovely wishes... All is well when the heart is full, & you fill mine xxx Cheers Anni~ "One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest". - Maya Angelou

Lisa, I love your lucid comments as much as I have loved the poetry I have experienced from you. Good observations, good questions. The poem reflects on a recent trip back from a lovely area here in Aus, remember it is winter here now, 3 hours driving after a time away & some healing from some overwhelming stressful conditions. The rainbows felt like they offered such classic (if not corny) bridges to possibility & betterment. The number five felt significant, when I was musing at the wonder & asked the question of the loaded car, "how many were there, I didn't count?". I chuckle now as I add more significance... There are 5 of us in a relatively newly merged family! ... My "new" son replied definitively "five", & a few of them had double rainbow effects & one even had 2, one on the inside & one on the outside. We encountered each at separate points, & each time I was incredulous at the clarity & brilliance & the proximity, there were a few that seemed to be traveling just ahead of us with the origins of the illusion clearly in view... As I commented to Steven, there were the promised gifts of riches at the end of the rainbow... for me anyway, the release of worry, the embracing of promise of future with possibility, much better than the pot of gold. Apologies for the tome! I look forward to some time to go & read more of your work Lisa, very lovely to meet you here. Cheers Anni~ "One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest". - Maya Angelou

Thanks Julie, good to see you here, glad you liked it... I am SURE there are many things that could be tweaked, I have far less time & energy to do so now & almost feel guilty posting work with so little consideration, but, it is lovely to keep in touch & I'm pleased that there is tolerance for differing levels of effort & ability, mine has been eroded of late sadly, but I do love to write when I can. I hope you are well & thriving... see you next time & keep writing. Cheers Anni~ "One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest". - Maya Angelou